Garner's sequel to The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, The Moon of Gomrath, features the children, Susan and Colin, and most of the same cast of characters in a further fantasy adventure that pits good against evil. In this novel, however, the action centers on the prehistoric barrows, and "the old, straight tracks"— magical paths, visible only when the full moon is rising that connect centers of forgotten power. In this story, farmer Gowther's mistrust is stronger. He bristles when he learns the children are involved in yet another magical adventure and takes no part in it himself. The dwarf Durathror's place is taken by another dwarf, Uthecar, who is paired off against Pelis the False, an elegant and dashing criminal dwarf who is a fine creation in his own right. Garner develops an interesting contrast between Old and High magic by introducing a new set of...