{"product_id":"the-hounds-of-the-morrigan-9780064472050","title":"The Hounds of the Morrigan","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn Ancient Manuscript... When ten-year-old Pidge finds the crumbling pages of an old manuscript in a second-hand bookshop in Galway  he unwittingly releases the serpent Olc-Glas--and the forces of good and evil gather to do battle. The Mrrgan  Goddess of Death and Destruction  has set her evil heart on gaining Olc-Glas and adding its poison to her own  thereby casting her shadow over the world. A Lost Stone... To thwart The Mrrgan  Pidge and his little sister Brigit are sent by The Dagda  Lord of Great Knowledge  on a quest to find a stone that has been lost for countless years--th only means of destroying the serpent. A Perilous Adventure... Pidge and Brigits journey begins in Ireland...their destination is unknown. All true creatures help where they can  but ultimately  it is up to steadfast Pidge and courageous Brigit to find their own way. And always at their heels are the terrible hellhounds--the hounds of The Mrrgan.... When ten-year-old Pidge finds an ancient manuscript in a secondhand bookshop  he unwittingly sets into motion an epic battle between Good and Evil. In order to save the world from the Mrrgan  the Goddess of Death and Destruction  Pidge and his little sister  Brigit  go on a quest to find a stone that has been lost for countless years. And always at their heels are the terrible hellhoundsthe hounds of the Mrrgan. . . .A classic tale that has been unavailable in paperback for almost ten years  The Hounds of the Mrrgan is a book to treasure and to keep alongside the works of J. R. R. Tolkien  C. S. Lewis  and Philip Pullman.A splendid fantasy . . . rich and satisfying. Starred Review\/The Horn BookA brilliant tapestry. Starred Review\/ALA BooklistSpellbinding . . . entirely original. Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279824773173,"sku":"ByrdShop_0064472051","price":61.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780064472050.jpg?v=1780612306","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-hounds-of-the-morrigan-9780064472050","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}