Labyrinth (21 page)

An Owl Book

What happens when you wish for something terrible...and your wish comes true? Young Sarah is about to find out. Left at home to mind her baby brother, Toby, she finds herself trying to comfort a screaming infant as a wild storm rages about the house. In a fit of temper, she wishes that the goblins would come and take the child away. Unfortunately, they do.

Sarah then plunges into a whirlwind adventure. If she cannot reach the center of the mysterious Labyrinth within thirteen hours, Jareth—King of the Goblins—will keep Toby forever. In the twists and turns of her dangerous journey to Jareth's castle, she meets an extraordinary variety of strange characters, some more friendly than others. But none of them will be able to help her unless she musters the courage to challenge Jareth—no matter what the odds.

Jim Henson
, creator of the Muppets and director of
Labyrinth
, has joined with executive producer
George Lucas
to take us once again on a fascinating journey into a fantastic world. Labyrinth has been produced by
Eric Rattray
; the executive supervising producer is
David Lazer
. Illustrator
Brian Froud
is the conceptual designer, and the screenplay by
Terry Jones
is based on a story by
Jim Henson
and
Dennis Lee
. A Henson Associates Inc./Lucasfilm Ltd. production, the movie is distributed by Tri-Star Pictures.

A.C.H. Smith
, who is also the author of The Dark Crystal and Lady Jane, has captured all the excitement and poetry of a brilliant film in this riveting novel.

ISBN 0-03-007322-7

Fiction

Ret:0686:000395:00

Cover design

by Andrew M. Newman