Prince Ombra

Roderick MacLeish. Orb Books, $12.95 (320pp) ISBN 978-0-312-89024-7

This fantasy novel first published in 1982 depicts a boy with magic powers compelled to confront ancient evils in a modern New England town. (June)

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