Dark Lord of Penger

by Richard Carlyon

Book Overview

Mabby and Jago determine to defeat the Lord of Pengersick, an evil sorcerer who has filled the lives of the people of the surrounding area with misery and terror. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374317003
• ISBN13: 9780374317003
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 171 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 3

Customer Reviews

A lost favorite found!

You know those books you read and loved when you were a child, pined after and searched for as an adult, but you could never quite remember the name of the author or the spelling of the title? You know the feeling of disappointment you get when you finally do find them, and discover that they don't stand up to adult scrutiny?Finding this book was like that, except for the disappointment. It was every bit as magical as I remembered. The Dark Lord of Pengersick is a rousing and fascinating tale that escorts the reader on a tour of the Brittish Isles before they were Brittish. It kindled in me a lifelong passion for the rich and underexplored world of pre-Roman european history, and also sent me on a thirteen-year quest to locate a misremembered title (I had remembered it as "Pengarsick"). If you know any young minds (be they in young or not-so-young bodies) looking for a new world of myth and magic to explore, this is the perfect jumping-off-point into one of the world's richest wells of story.Read it!

Thrilling Story

I read this book as a child and just rediscovered it.Its a rare gem of phantasy - powerful, dark and full of suspense.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !

Fantastic high fantasy

This is a great book, an undiscovered gem, waiting to be read. I found a copy in a local used book store and was instantly hooked. I can't believe I never heard of this book. Terrific writing. The author apparently based his fiction on myths and legends surrounding Pengersick Castle, which still exists in Cornwall, England. Like Lloyd Alexander, Carlyon takes an old story and creates his own enchanting tale that is a sure-fire pleaser, full of action, adventure, magic, and memorable characters. Another fantasy classic that puts such popular stuff like Harry Potter to shame. Only wish the author had written more.

Great Book

This was a great book, I wish there were more books that compared to this one, if only there were a sequal.

Get lost in this book!!

For all you fans of fantasy and adventure, this is the book for you! Follow the adventures of Mabby and Jago as they quest for magic to forever free their home land from the dark lord. Enter this world filled with magic, adventure, and excitement!! (ever read the Riftwar saga by Raymond E. Feist? This book is just as good, if not better!) A must read for all!! (Please feel free to write if you read the book!)