The Magician Trilogy

"The Magician Trilogy", also published in an omnibus edition as "The Snow Spider Trilogy", [ [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/n/jenny-nimmo/ Jenny Nimmo at Fantastic Fiction] ] is a trilogy of children's fantasy novels by Jenny Nimmo, author of the Children of the Red King series. The first book, "The Snow Spider", won the Smarties Prize (1986) and the Tir na n-Og Award (1987), the latter being an award for the best English-language children's book with an authentic Welsh background.

The books of the trilogy are:"The Snow Spider" (1986)"Emlyn's Moon" a.k.a. "Orchard of the Crescent Moon" (1987)"The Chestnut Soldier" (1989)

Plot

The books, set in twentieth-century Wales, revolve around a boy named Gwyn. His grandmother gives him five odd gifts for his ninth birthday. They take him on a quest to discover whether he is a magician like his Celtic ancestors, and help him to unravel the mystery of his sister Bethan's mysterious disappearance.

Characters

*Gwyn Griffiths
*Nain Griffiths
*Nerys Lloyd
*Catrin "Kate" Lloyd
*Alun Lloyd
*Nia Lloyd
*Sion Lloyd
*Gareth Lloyd
*Iolo Lloyd
*Bethan Lloyd
*Emelyn Llewlyn
*Eirlys

Adaptations

"The Magician Trilogy" was adapted for television in three mini-series: "The Snow Spider" (1988) [ [http://www.thechestnut.com/snow.htm The Snow Spider] ] , "Emlyn's Moon" (1990) [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397782/ Emlyn's Moon] ] and "The Chestnut Soldier" (1991) [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1597699/ Jenny Nimmo at the IMDB] ]

Glossary

"Bara brith" so commonly alluded to in the series is a type of fruit loaf

References