Alan Garner

  • 16

    Catalog books

  • 12

    Works

  • 1981 to 2024

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Alan Garner has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 16 catalog-linked books across 1981 to 2024, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Elidor and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1981 to 2024; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harcourt Childrens Books and HarperCollins Publishers Limited.

Best Place To Start

Elidor

Harcourt Childrens Books • 1999 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Harcourt Childrens Books and HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1981 to 2024; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Harcourt Childrens Books and HarperCollins Publishers Limited.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Elidor

    Harcourt Childrens Books • 1999 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 173 pages.

  2. The Moon of Gomrath: A Tale of Alderley

    Harcourt Childrens Books • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 194 pages.

  3. The Weirdstone of Brisingamen: A Tale of Alderley

    Harcourt Childrens Books • 1998 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  4. The Weirdstone of Brisingamen

    Harpercollins Childrens H/B • 2010 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 288 pages.

  5. The moon of Gomrath

    Harcourt • 2006 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 199 pages.

  6. Strandloper (Harvill Panther)

    Trafalgar Square • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 208 pages.

  7. The Voice That Thunders

    Trafalgar Square • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 244 pages.

  8. Conversationally Speaking : Tested New Ways to Increase Your Personal and Social Effectiveness

    Lowell House • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 210 pages.

  9. A Search for Meaning

    New Falcon Pubns • 1989 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1989 • 155 pages.

  10. Alan Garner

    Bran's Head Books • 1981 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1981 • 162 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Elidor is the easier short commitment, while The Moon of Gomrath: A Tale of Alderley asks for more reading time up front.
  • The Moon of Gomrath: A Tale of Alderley gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Elidor leans later in the catalog.

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