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steepholmAlan Garner's new novel is now available for pre-order (and I've pre-ordered it, naturally). As various rumours have suggested, it's to be the third in his Alderley Edge sequel, begun with The Weirdstone of Brisingamen.
Sunday supplement critics frequently bandy about such phrases as "long-awaited conclusion of the trilogy", but in this case - well, let's just say that the second instalment came out the year I was born, and Part One 52 years ago, which means that the trilogy covers exactly two thirds of Garner's own life. (I'm quite happy to suspect him of numerological shenanigans in this matter.)
Meanwhile, his characters (or at least Colin, the only one left in our mundane realm) have grown up, and out, of the earlier books' world. Gowther Mossock is presumably long since crowned with a tussock, the Morrigan long gone. Colin is now a Professor, and Garner's near neighbour at Jodrell Bank observatory. (Will we have a postmodern cameo from the eccentric novelist over the way? I rather hope not.)
Several years ago, when this book was in its early stages of gestation, I suppose, Garner hinted to me that the next work might have something to do with Ludchurch, and the Gawain chapel. Is that still the case? Who knows? If it is, it won't be in any simple way.
Sunday supplement critics frequently bandy about such phrases as "long-awaited conclusion of the trilogy", but in this case - well, let's just say that the second instalment came out the year I was born, and Part One 52 years ago, which means that the trilogy covers exactly two thirds of Garner's own life. (I'm quite happy to suspect him of numerological shenanigans in this matter.)
Meanwhile, his characters (or at least Colin, the only one left in our mundane realm) have grown up, and out, of the earlier books' world. Gowther Mossock is presumably long since crowned with a tussock, the Morrigan long gone. Colin is now a Professor, and Garner's near neighbour at Jodrell Bank observatory. (Will we have a postmodern cameo from the eccentric novelist over the way? I rather hope not.)
Several years ago, when this book was in its early stages of gestation, I suppose, Garner hinted to me that the next work might have something to do with Ludchurch, and the Gawain chapel. Is that still the case? Who knows? If it is, it won't be in any simple way.
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Date: 2012-03-15 08:47 pm (UTC). . . I did not know this was even going to exist.
Dude.
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Date: 2012-03-16 05:09 pm (UTC)I was a huge Garner fan in my teens. I'd never imagined that you could write a fantasy story about the grotty place where I lived, but he did it with Elidor. For my Ranger Guide Challenge, I actually went to explore as many of the places in Weirdstone and Moon of Gomrath as I could and wrote about them. I keep meaning to go back to Alderley, but haven't got a round tuit yet.
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Date: 2012-03-16 07:38 pm (UTC)Nine
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Date: 2012-03-17 09:16 pm (UTC)Alan Garner's new novel
Alan Garner's new novel
OMG!!!
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