Six children leave the comfort of their homes far behind. They are drawn to Coldharbour - an eerie wasteland of wind, rats, seagulls and rubbish tips.

Emily and Freda, the twins, scuttle bright-eyed and insect-like in search of the others. They find Thomas half-starving on a food tip. They discover the giant boy, Walter, his hands buried in the ashes of a fire. Helen, who can read minds, reaches Coldharbour at the height of a storm to join them. And at the centre of it all is the luminous Milo, whose eyes see eveything and whose skin is hot and bright with silver.

Each of them has a unique gift, but they must learn to use their skills fast. Drawing ever closer in a maelstrom of fury is something vast and dreadful that wants to destroy them all.

The Silver Child is the first novel in Cliff's McNish's heart-stopping new sequence. A spectacular story to sweep you into a fantasy world full of vividly drawn characters and richly imagined, breathtaking adventure.

RELEASE NOTES:

Given to Rillaith to pass on to WistfulDragon for her birthday / for the Dragonlets, or to be released in the wild.

Anna, thank you so much for this book, it's brilliant! Far too good for children *g*. It's not the sort of thing my kids read generally, so I'm going to take it to the uncon for a more appreciative audience. Highly recommended - but why did it have to be the start of a series?!

TAKEN FROM BOOK TABLE AT UNCONVENTION. MANY THANKS I WILL READ THIS AND PASS IT ON.

Will release sometime in June