Description
With the finding of a stuffed, mounted pheasant in an antique shop, shortly before the solstice, there begins a chase which has moved through the centuries, from the Greece of Jason and the Argonauts, to seek its final resolution on this night of the solstice. Before he can understand what is happening, Gerry, his brother Ben and their friend, Mara, are caught up in a contest of opposing forces from other times, and from other worlds.
“… reminiscent of Susan Cooper’s “The Dark is Rising” with a conflict between good and evil climaxing on mid-winter’s day.. The opening and closing chapters are full of nail-biting tensions…” Betty Gilderdale. New Zealand Herald.
“The skilful blend of Greek legend and local events and people propels the story along. The author has created believable characters in an intriguing story.” Bruce Morris. The Dominion.
A Ring Around the Sun, for intermediate readers, set in Nelson, New Zealand, and first published in 1992 by Random Century NZ Ltd, has now been republished by The Medlar Press. Cover illustration, Dean Raybould.
