A New Heroine. An Old Evil. An Unforgettable Adventure.
A thrilling new super
natural adventure series. Fuses the excitement, action and extraordinary worlds
of Harry Potter, I Am Number Four and Buffy the Vampire Slayer with an inspirati
onal new teen heroine. Oksa Pollock is a normal thirteen-year-old girl, starting
a new life in London.
New lives, new friends, a new school and new adventure
s. But bizarre things start happening around Oksa she finds she can produce fire
from her hands, move objects with her mind, and even fly. Finally the truth eme
rges...her family fled Edefia, their magical, hidden homeland years ago.
And
more than that: Oksa is their queen...Oksa will be thrown into a wilder adventur
e than she could ever have imagined. She must triumph over her enemies. The whol
e of Edefia is counting on her.
'Great fun' -- Financial Times 'Fantastic' --
Guardian Children's Books 'The first title from the French children's series co
mbines action, excitement and new worlds.' -- Natasha Harding, The Sun 'A feisty
heroine, lots of sparky tricks and evil opponents could fill a gap left by the
end of the Harry Potter series' -- Daily Mail A thrilling, magical adventure ...
enchanting. -- Booktrust 'An adventure that rivals the Harry Potter books' Books
eller The French Harry Potter. -- Guardian 'Unforgettable and compelling adventu
res' Armadillo 'Great fantasy novel...will be a classic of the fantasy genre' Cu
ckoo A fantastic novel...I loved this book...I can't wait for the next one! Whoo
hoo!' -- We Sat Down I was instantly drawn into this magical "other" world' --
Serendipity Reviews 'Such a great children's book, and I cannot wait for the nex
t book to be released' Goodreads, 4/5 stars After studying Chinese language and
culture, Anne Plichota lived and worked in Korea and China.
Her past jobs inc
luded working as a Chinese teacher, a nurse's aide, a public letter writer, and
most recently a librarian. She enjoys American and Gothic literature and hearing
people s stories. She lives in Strasbourg with her teenage daughter.
Cendrin
e Wolf studied sports, and went on to work as a social worker in deprived neighb
ourhoods. She taught herself illustration, and loves fantasy literature and spee
d 'in all its forms'.
