1558: Twelve children, gifted far beyond their years, are banished by their Tudor queen to the town of Rotherweird. Some say they are the golden generation; some say the devil's spawn. But everyone knows they are something to be revered - and feared.

Four and a half centuries on, cast adrift from the rest of England by Elizabeth I and still bound by its ancient laws, Rotherweird's independence is subject to one disturbing condition: nobody, but nobody, studies the town or its history.

Then an Outsider arrives, a man of unparallelled wealth and power, enough to buy the whole of Rotherweird - deeply buried secrets and all . . .


First off - I love the cover of this book but I found the story a bit - bleh!
I so wanted to like this book but I just didn’t. Half the time I wasn’t sure what was going on as the scenes kept jumping and I just didn’t really engage with any of the characters. Don’t think I will carry on with the series.

Sending to someone from the UK 2020 birthday group. HAPPY BIRTHDAY hope you have a wonderful day!

Thank you so much for this wishlist book, had wanted to read it for ages. Intrigued by your JE so will see what I make of it

I'm afraid "Rotherweird" was a bit too weird for me and after around 100 pages I gave up. I had high expectations for this book but to me it felt like it couldn't decide if it wanted to be..a fantasy novel ? I'm not even which genre I would put it in and I had to concentrate really hard on the characters and the story but kept losing the thread. I don't often give up on books so I'll see if I can find a more appreciative reader.

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