The Magician Trilogy
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The Magician Trilogy, also published in an omnibus edition as The Snow Spider Trilogy,[1] is a trilogy of children's fantasy novels by Jenny Nimmo, author of the Children of the Red King series. The first book, The Snow Spider, won the Smarties Prize (1986) and the Tir na n-Og Award (1987), the latter being an award for the best English-language children's book with an authentic Welsh background.
The books of the trilogy are:
The Snow Spider (1986)
Emlyn's Moon a.k.a. Orchard of the Crescent Moon (1987)
The Chestnut Soldier (1989)
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[edit] Plot
The books, set in twentieth-century Wales, revolve around a boy named Gwyn. His grandmother gives him five odd gifts for his ninth birthday. They take him on a quest to discover whether he is a magician like his Celtic ancestors, and help him to unravel the mystery of his sister Bethan's mysterious disappearance.
CHARACTERS
Gwyn Griffiths
Nain Griffiths
Nerys Lloyd
Catrin "Kate" Lloyd
Alun Lloyd
Nia Lloyd
Sion Lloyd
Gareth Lloyd
Iolo Lloyd
Bethan Lloyd
Emelyn Llewlyn
"Eirlys"
[edit] Adaptations
The Magician Trilogy was adapted for television in three mini-series: The Snow Spider (1988)[2], Emlyn's Moon (1990)[3] and The Chestnut Soldier (1991)[4]
[edit] References
[edit] Glossary
Bara brith so commonly alluded to in the series is a type of fruit loaf
