On a night of riding stars a young orphan squirrel is found abandoned on the beach. Urchin is raised on the island of Mistmantle, surrounded by the enchanted mists that protect the island from outside threats. A prophecy has been made in his name, but Urchin has no idea of this nor of what the future will bring. The rule of the kind and fair King and Queen Brushen is threatened by plot and intrigue within their court, and a wicked pair attempt to seize control of the island, introducing a regime of culling and forced labour. Urchin soon realises that he will have a very special role to play in the dramatic battle to save Mismantle that ensues.
This is Book 3 in the The Mistmantle Chronicles Series. See all The Mistmantle Chronicles books here.
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Margi McAllister lives in Yorkshire where she writes her novels. Margi has previously been published by Oxford University Press. This is her first book for Bloomsbury and the first in a trilogy featuring the island of Mistmantle. The cover art and interior illustrations are by the very talented Gary Blythe who illustrated The Whales' Song by Dyan Sheldon as
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