Questa autrice crea avvincente narrativa per ragazzi, attingendo profondamente alla mitologia e al folklore irlandese per forgiare mondi ricchi di immaginazione e avventura. La sua prosa è ricca ed evocativa, immergendo magistralmente i lettori in storie di coraggio, amicizia e il potere duraturo della tradizione. La sua opera è celebrata per la sua profondità e il suo fascino senza tempo.
Zwei Kinder geraten in den Kampf zwischen guten und bösen Mächten und erhalten Unterstützung von guten Göttern und Tieren auf ihrem gefährlichen Weg. Ein spannender, humorvoller und tiefgründiger Roman, der auf irischer Mythologie basiert.
An Ancient Manuscript... When ten-year-old Pidge finds the crumbling pages of an old manuscript in a second-hand bookshop in Galway, he unwittingly releases the serpent Olc-Glas--and the forces of good and evil gather to do battle. The Morrigan, Goddess of Death and Destruction, has set her evil heart on gaining Olc-Glas and adding its poison to her own, thereby casting her shadow over the world. A Lost Stone... To thwart The Morrigan, Pidge and his little sister Brigit are sent by The Dagda, Lord of Great Knowledge, on a quest to find a stone that has been lost for countless years--th only means of destroying the serpent. A Perilous Adventure... Pidge and Brigit's journey begins in Ireland...their destination is unknown. All true creatures help where they can, but ultimately, it is up to steadfast Pidge and courageous Brigit to find their own way. And always at their heels are the terrible hellhounds--the hounds of The Morrigan....A classic tale that has been unavailable in paperback for almost ten years, The Hounds of the Morrigan is a book to treasure and to keep alongside the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and Philip Pullman.A splendid fantasy . . . rich and satisfying.