Elidor (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Alan Garner
- First Published: 1965
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—magical world
- Time of Work: The 1960s
- Setting: Manchester, England, and Elidor
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: 1960’s, Children, Magic or magicians, Mythical animals, Music or musicians, Other worlds, England or English people, Violins or violinists
- Locales: Mythical lands, Manchester, England
The Plot
Nicholas, David, Helen, and Roland are exploring an unfamiliar part of Manchester, England, when they discover a derelict church. Retrieving a ball lost during a game, the children go into the building, one by one, until only Roland is left outside. Frightened by music that the other children have not heard and by glimpses of a lame fiddler whom they did not see, he retreats into the church. He meets the fiddler, who, through the power of his music, transports them to another world.
Roland finds himself on a barren seashore close to a castle, which proves to be...
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