Susan and Colin have been sent to their mother's nurse for 6 months. The two children rapidly adjust to life in the country around Alderley Edge, but find an unusual interest in Susan's 'Tear', a stone hanging from a bracelet passed to their mother by Bess Mossack, the nurse. They find that this stone has been the object of a prolonged search by both light and dark forces. Myths awake, and the children and their mentors, human, dwarf and elf, set out on a quest to return the stone before the twilight of the gods can descend.
The first of Mr. Garner's books introduces the Alderley Edge as the centre of great mythic doings.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |
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The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Collins | Novel | |
| July 1961 | The Weirdstone | Franklin Watts | Novel | ||
| May 1963 |
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The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Puffin | Novel | |
| 1966 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Ace Books | Novel | 9 |
| 1966 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Puffin | Novel | |
| 1969 | The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Henry Z. Walck, Inc. | Novel | ||
| 1971 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Armada Lions | Novel | |
| 1974 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Armada Lions | Novel | |
| 1975 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Armada Lions | Novel | |
| 1976 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Lions / William Collins | Novel | |
| 1978 | The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Armada Lions | Novel | ||
| June 1978 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Ace Books | Novel | |
| April 1979 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Armada Lions | Novel | 9 |
| July 1979 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Collins | Novel | |
| September 1981 | The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Del Rey / Ballantine | Novel | ||
| September 1983 |
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The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Fontana Lions | Novel | |
| September 1986 | The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Fontana Lions | Novel | ||
| May 1992 | The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Lions | Novel | ||
| November 1994 |
|
The Alan Garner Omnibus: Elidor / The Weirdstone of Brisingamen / The Moon of Gomrath | Lions | Omnibus | 195 |
| 1995 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Collins Audio | Novel | |
| April 1998 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Magic Carpet Books / Harcourt | Novel | |
| 1999 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Collins | Novel | |
| June 1999 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Collins | Novel | |
| July 2002 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | CollinsVoyager | Novel | |
| 2003 |
|
Vorstvuur | Piramide | Novel | |
| January 2006 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Naxos Audiobooks | Novel | |
| March 2006 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Naxos Audiobooks | Novel | |
| October 2006 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Odyssey / Harcourt | Novel | |
| October 2008 | The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | Paw Prints | Novel | ||
| September 2010 |
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The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | HarperCollins Children's Books | Novel | |
| September 2010 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | HarperCollins Children's Books | Novel | |
| August 2013 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | HarperCollins Children's Books | Novel | |
| September 2015 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and The Moon of Gomrath | HarperCollins Children's Books | Omnibus | |100 |
| September 2015 |
|
Alan Garner Classic Collection | HarperCollins Children's Books | Omnibus | |100 |
| October 2017 |
|
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen | HarperCollins Children's Books | Novel |