Gordon has been writing supernatural and fantasy tales for over four decades, receiving the highest praise in his home country, there hasn't been a definitive collection of his best twilight tales. In addition to the twenty-nine previously-released stories, a chilling new tale, "The Night Watch," has been written expressly for this volume.Īlthough Mr. From the creeping menace of "Grandmother's Footsteps" and the squirming horror of the "Eels" to the searing touch of "The Burning Baby," these excursions into the darker corners of life and death will send a proper chill up the spine. Gordon's superlative tales have been gathered for this career-spanning collection.
Genres Fantasy Fiction Childrens Horror Young Adult Adventure Magic. Little do they know that an evil warlord and his Leathermen have also awaited this moment, this chance to wield their. John Gordon 3.66 454 ratings72 reviews When one of them finds an ancient talisman in the fenlands, three British teenagers are plunged into a terrifying and dangerous mystery that appears to be connected with an old legend. They have no idea that it has awakened a giant who has lain at rest for centuries. To them it is treasure, a fantastic find.
Gordon continues to be one of the most celebrated fantasists working in the field today.įor the first time, thirty of Mr. Three children find an ornate Celtic buckle. With a knack for choosing the perfect word, the right balance of plot and character, and the appropriate amount of shudders, Mr. Since his first novel, The Giant Under the Snow, was published in 1968 to critical acclaim, John Gordon has always written about that misunderstood frontier between adolescence and adulthood - and the sometimes dark borderlands that reside there as well.
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