num_pages: 268
description: When Colin and Susan are pursued by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge, they are saved by the Wizard. He takes them into the caves of Fundindelve, where he watches over the enchanted sleep of one hundred and forty knights. But the heart of the magic that binds them - Firefrost, also known as the Weirdstone of Brisingamen - has been lost. The Wizard has been searching for the stone for more than 100 years, but the forces of evil are closing in, determined to possess and destroy its special power. Colin and Susan realise at last that they are the key to the Weirdstone's return. But how can two children defeat the Morrigan and her deadly brood?
language: English
title: The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
titlecomplete: The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (Tales of Alderley, #1)
characters: Susan Whisterfield, Durathror, Svart alfar, Gowther Mossock, Bess Mossock, Colin Whisterfield, Cadellin Silverbrow, Grimnir, Morrigan, Fenodyree, Nastrond, Selina Place
genres: Fiction, Classics, British Literature, Magic, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Mythology, Fantasy, Adventure
ratings_count: 7852
places: Cheshire, England, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England
series: Weirdstone Trilogy, Tales of Alderley
awards: awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Adult Literature, awardedAt: 28800000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt