There is a fantasy/science fiction series that I read as a child and greatly enjoyed, but now cannot remember the name of… a recent triva quiz somewhere on the SDMB triggered my memory of them, but the question (and answer) were tangential and never mentioned the book title, so that didn’t help. Here’s what I remember:
Will is a 12/13 (???) year old boy who lives (in the UK???) by the coast. On his birthday he is let into the secret that he is, in fact, one of the “Old Ones” - guardians of the earth against some evil forces. There are (seven???) rings of power that need to be collected - each made of different materials - before the evil powers can get their hands on them. But they are hidden and the subject of each book is the quest to find the next ring using various cryptic clues. Bizarrely, I remember that the rings get looped onto Will’s belt, and are often mistaken for belt-buckles…
And that’s it - if anyone can ID them, I’d be most grateful. I would love to read them again.
Thanking you in advance, I remain &c
Grim