“The only fantasy work that can stand proudly alongside `The Lord of the Rings.’” - Interzone

THE FIRST BOOK OF THE CLASSIC FANTASY TRILOGY IN A NEW, ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Five friends, students at the University of Toronto, are persuaded by the wizard Silvercloak Lorin to travel from the present to Fionavar, the First of the Worlds. The apparent reason is to participate in the celebrations for the fiftieth anniversary of the reign of `Ailel, the Great King of Brennin. In reality, however, something much darker awaits them there, as they will be called to confront the very embodiment of Evil...

| I was not merely impressed by The Summer Tree - I was stunned. - Marion Zimmer Bradley

“Excitingly remarkable.” - Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine

“Tenderly thorough, a fantasy work classic in its craftsmanship.” - Fantasy Review