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Cart and Cwidder, by Diana Wynne Jones?At one point in the story, Moril, the main character, grabs his father's large harp (a cwidder) and plays the deepest string. It ends up putting the soldiers that are chasing him and his siblings to sleep, and some of them are covered by a mountain pass collapsing on them. I'm not sure about meeting one of the fates...I think that's in a different book in the four-book series.
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Drowned Ammet by Diana Wynne Jones - Sue's suggestion
The Spellcoats is the first title. It's set prior to the rest of the series. I'm pretty sure that they meet the fates, and one of the characters may actually play the same cwidder/harp for the first time.(For the record, the fourth book is The Crown of Dalemark.
There was another book about a magic stringed instrument called "The Harp of Imach Thyssel"....perhaps?
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A String in the Harp by Nancy Bond - GypsyBookworm's suggeston
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What's the Name of That Book???
Books mentioned in this topic
A String in the Harp (other topics)The Spellcoats (other topics)
Cart and Cwidder (other topics)
Drowned Ammet (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Nancy Bond (other topics)Diana Wynne Jones (other topics)
Diana Wynne Jones (other topics)
What reading level it is aimed at: Young Adult
What the story is about: A boy or young man finds a string instrument that has powers. The last string on the instrument is called :the grandfather string" or something like that, and should only be used for very important situations. He meets a Loom-weaver along the way, she seems to be one of the fates, and eventually destroys a massive pipe organ, used by the antagonist. The "grandfather string" is used at the very end, and the boy regrets using it, it's power is so great. I believe the story is based on polish, norwegian, or welsh folklore and that the instrument is based on ones from the region.
What the genre is: Coming of age, Fantasy
What format is the book in: Paper, paperback i believe.