A robust and wildly entertaining fairy tale, freely abridged from Eden
Phillpotts's 1910 fantasy and wryly retold by Katherine and John
Paterson.
An ambitious Stone Age man demands a talisman that will harden his
heart, allowing him to take control of his tribe. Against his better
judgment, the tribe's magic man creates the Flint Heart, but the cruelty
of it causes the destruction of the tribe. Thousands of years later, the
talisman reemerges to corrupt a kindly farmer, an innocent fairy
creature, and a familial badger. Can Charles and his sister Unity, who
have consulted with fairies such as the mysterious Zagabog, wisest
creature in the universe, find a way to rescue humans, fairies, and
animals alike from the dark influence of the Flint Heart? This humorous,
hearty, utterly delightful fairy tale is the sort for an entire family
to savor together or an adventurous youngster to devour.