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The Perilous Gard

  • 1974 first published
  • 280 pages
  • 9 editions

Elizabeth Marie Pope and Richard J Cuffari's The Perilous Gard (1974) is a fae fiction and historical fiction novel. The story is set in England. Readers will find themes of druids and druidism, Druids and Druidism, magic and fairies.

27 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 9 editions.

It runs to roughly 280 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Perilous Gard

In 1558 while imprisoned at Elwenwood Hall, a remote castle in northern England, teenaged Kate Sutton finds herself involved in a series of mysterious events that eventually bring her to an underground labyrinth peopled by the last practitioners of druidic magic.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Juvenile
  • Druids and druidism
  • Druids and Druidism
  • Fantasy
  • Magic
  • Historical fiction
  • Children's fiction
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Fairies

Quick answers

Who wrote The Perilous Gard?

The Perilous Gard was written by Elizabeth Marie Pope and Richard J Cuffari and first published in 1974.

What genre is The Perilous Gard?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction and Historical Fiction.

How long is The Perilous Gard?

The median edition has 280 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Perilous Gard?

Readers who like it often enjoy Stardust, Gulliver's Travels and The Wind in the Willows.

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