Alan Garner 3 Book Set Collected Folk Tales, Moon of Gomrath, Red Shift

This three-book set brings together Alan Garner’s Collected Folk Tales, Moon of Gomrath and Red Shift. It combines traditional stories selected and retold by Garner with two works of fiction, presented as a single collection.

Collected Folk Tales is described as a definitive gathering of traditional folk tales, retold in Garner’s clear voice. Moon of Gomrath follows events on the Eve of Gomrath, when the Old Magic is aroused, and centres on Colin and Susan after they light a fire on the Beacon and release the Wild Hunt. Red Shift is presented as an exploration of the inevitability of life, in which bluesilver visions torment Tom, Macey and Thomas under Orion’s stars.

Included titles

• Collected Folk Tales
• Moon of Gomrath
• Red Shift

Key details

• Three-book set by Alan Garner
• Includes a collection of traditional folk tales selected and retold by the author
• Folk tales listed include Kate Crackernuts, Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree, and Yallery Brown

Synopses

Collected Folk Tales

A collection of traditional folk tales selected and retold by Alan Garner. Stories included in the collection are Kate Crackernuts, Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree, and Yallery Brown.

Moon of Gomrath

On the Eve of Gomrath, the night when the Old Magic is aroused, Colin and Susan light a fire on the Beacon and release the ferocity of the Wild Hunt. They become caught in a struggle between their friend, the Wizard Cadellin, and the Morrigan, facing an ordeal that tests their courage.

Red Shift

Described as an exploration of the inevitability of life, this story follows Tom, Macey and Thomas as bluesilver visions torment them under Orion’s stars. Though distanced in time and isolated from those around them, they are bound by the sacred power of the moon’s axe and each seeks refuge at Mow Cop, questioning whether love can keep them connected to reality.