A review by emkoshka
The Moon of Gomrath by Alan Garner

3.0

Nowhere near as good as The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and filled with fantasy tropes like fighting dwarves, aloof elves, and evil creatures like goblins, wild-cats and a shapeshifter. The story started out in a promising and creepy way, with a devilish creature called the Brollachan being released from its pit by men doing excavation work. But things got convoluted quickly with too many different magical folkloric beings to keep track of and no backstory to make you care about any of them. Even Colin and Susan, child heroes of the first book, were no more than vehicles for the story here. I'll be curious to read the third book, Boneland which was written 49 years later.