- 2014
- year of publication
- —
- Length
- English (United Kingdom)
- language
- E-book
- Format
- Publisher
- hodder_children_s_books
- ISBN-13
- 978-14-4490-596-0
- EAN
- 9781444905960
- Publication date
- 2014-06-05
- Book
- The Stones Of The Moon · 1 edition
It is mid-July, the time of year governed by Cancer - the moon's sign. David's archaeologist father is excavating a Roman mosaic found in Yorkshire. David becomes fascinated by an ancient stone circle on a nearby hillside, but his interest turns to a pervading fear when he touches the stones and gets a powerful electric shock. He befriends Westwood, who has a theory that the stones were used in ancient times to call forth water by chanting 'til the vibrations hit a powerful resonating note. Hence the name 'weeping stones'. And after centuries asleep, something has re-activated them. David's father dismisses Westwood as an eccentric dabbler, and the townspeople throw him out as suspicious and untrustworthy. But Westwood's theory predicts a catastrophic flood - unless David can convince everyone of the stones' extraordinary force, find out what has woken them and turn the power back ...
