The Owl Service

Author(s): Alan Garner

Children's & YA

Winner of both the Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal, this is an all-time classic, combining mystery, adventure, history and a complex set of human relationships.


Featuring a new introduction by Philip Pullman.


It all begins with the scratching in the ceiling. From the moment Alison discovers the dinner service in the attic, with its curious pattern of floral owls, a chain of events is set in progress that is to effect everybody's lives. Relentlessly, Alison, her step-brother Roger and Welsh boy Gwyn are drawn into the replay of a tragic Welsh legend -- a modern drama played out against a background of ancient jealousies. As the tension mounts, it becomes apparent that only by accepting and facing the situation can it be resolved.


Product Information

Winner of both the Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal, this is an all-time classic, combining mystery, adventure, history and a complex set of human relationships.


Stunning new cover design to celebrate 40th Anniversary of the publication of the Owl Service, originally published in 1967.


Also 70th Anniversary of the Carnegie Medal.


Alan Garner was winner of both the Carnegie and the Guardian Award for The Owl Service. Elidor was runner-up for the Carnegie Medal in 1965. The Stone Book Quartet was awarded the Phoenix Award in 1996.

Alan Garner was born in Cheshire on 17th October 1934, and his childhood was spent in Alderley Edge, where his family has lived for more than four hundred years. He was awarded the OBE in 2001, for his services to literature.

General Fields

  • : 9780007127894
  • : HarperCollins Publishers Limited
  • : Harper Element
  • : 0.184
  • : April 2002
  • : 197mm X 130mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Alan Garner
  • : BC
  • : New edition
  • : English
  • : 823.914
  • : From 12 To 99
  • : 224
  • : YFG