The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
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The Weirdstone of Brisingamen is a fantasy story by the author Alan Garner, first published in 1960. It is set in and around Macclesfield and Alderley Edge, Cheshire, and tells the story of two children, Colin and Susan, who are on holiday there. Susan has a bracelet, containing the Weirdstone of the title, that makes the children hunted by the forces of evil. The novel borrows extensively from Celtic, Norse and Arthurian legends. Many of the locations in the book and in the sequel, however, are actual places which Alan Garner knew from his childhood. These include the ancient Wizard's Well and inscription, the open mine pits, and the beacon.
Its sequel is The Moon of Gomrath.
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