The Light Maze
core novel 1971 The Light Maze
Record
| First published | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.00 (25 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780374344504 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Twenty-year-old Kit Elton, recovering from a broken engagement, goes to stay with her godmother Sally Nancarrow in the English countryside. Sally's husband Tom disappeared two years earlier while writing in his study, and Kit now sleeps in that room. She dreams of a shimmering maze of flame-like bushes, and among Tom's papers she finds mentions of the Light Maze and a local legend about the Lightstone. With Sally's daughter Harriet and a local boy, Barney Medlicott, Kit begins to understand that Tom has passed into another realm. Meanwhile a woman from a group called the Club of True Seekers tries to use the Lightstone for her own ends, upsetting the balance between the Maze and the ordinary world.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Light Maze
- Series: The Light Maze core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Joan North
Awards (verified)
- Mythopoeic Award, 1972: nominated
Notes
- Published in the US in 1971 and in the UK in 1972.
- From the series record (The Light Maze): A standalone contemporary fantasy about a realm reached through a legendary stone.
Sources
- Worlds Without End
- ISFDB mirror (AuthorWars), Farrar, Straus and Giroux edition
- Murray Ewing, Mewsings review
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