First book in the Dalemark quartet. As with all Wynne Jones' books, the imagination is terrific and the plot engrossing. I liked the relationships between Moril and his eccentric family. The tragic parts were appropriately written for a children's book. The plot resolution gets a bit untidy at the end in my opinion.

I'm going to hang onto this whilst I gradually acquire and read the rest of the series, then will release together I imagine.