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Earthfasts

William Mayne

1966154 pagesabout 2–4 hours
1966
first published
  • 1966Hamish Hamilton · ENG
  • 1966H. Hamilton · 154 pages · ENG
  • 1967Dutton · 154 pages · ENG
  • 1969Puffin Bks · ENGISBN 9780140303940
  • 1990Red Fox · 220 pages · ENGISBN 9780099776000
  • 1994Chivers Audio Books · ENGISBN 9780745124650
  • 1989Peter Smith Publisher Inc · ENGISBN 9780844664309

It starts with a noise reverberating in the hill. David and Keith see a boy appear from the ground, carrying a candle and beating a drum. He is an 18th-century drummer boy, who will have an irreversible effect on both their lives. Extraordinary things start to happen - standing stones move, giants stalk the hills, and wild boar rampage through the town. Then, David vanishes, and Keith must search through time for his friend...In the forty years since its first publication, "Earthfasts" has become an indispensable classic.

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