Conjuror's Game

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The tale of a boy caught up in a mysterious game of dark and terrifying forces . . . Alick is fascinated by Luke Ferris - the Conjuror! Where does he get his strange powers of healing Why has he got six fingers What is his connection with the sinister goings-on at the Mere in Halcombe Great Wood Then Alick follows the Conjuror to the secret chamber under the hillside. There he discovers the ancient game of Fidchell and accidentally removes a key piece in the game - unleashing dark and terrifying forces on to the world.

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Born in Newport, Catherine Fisher gained a B-ed at the University of Wales and became a primary school teacher. She has written poetry and a number of novels for young people. Both her poems and novels have won awards, including the Welsh Arts Council Young Writers' Prize 1989, the Cardiff International Poetry Competition 1989 and the Tir na n'Og Prize 1995, and she was shortlisted for the Smarties Book Prize in 1990. Darkhenge has been long listed for the Carnegie Medal.