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The Whispering Mountain

Joan Aiken (1968)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesWolves Chronicles #
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.93

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Hero archetypes

OrphanReluctant Hero

Heroine archetypes

Friend's Daughter

Synopsis

In the small town of Pennygaff, where Owen has been sent to live after his mother’s death, a legendary golden harp has been found. Knowing of the prophesy of the Harp of Teirtu, Owen must prevent the magic harp from falling into the evil clutches of its reputed owner, the sinister and diabolical Lord Mayln. But it won’t be easy. Owen and his friend Arabis are plunged into a hair-raising adventure of intrigue, kidnapping, exotic underground worlds, savage beasts...even murder. For only too late will Owen learn that Lord Mayln will stop at nothing to have the golden harp. Winner of the Guardian Prize for Fiction

Tags

Adventure FantasyHistorical FantasyWelsh MythologyAlternate History