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Hootcat Hill

Lucy Coats

In a world next door but one, old magic and technomagic are destined to clash in a funny and exciting debut novel.

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Linnet Perry is 13-year-old girl living in Wyrmesbury. Ordinary on the surface, she has hidden powers which she must be taught to use. When the ancient worldwyrm stirs, fear spreads throughout the town. People begin to disappear. Unless the wyrm is returned to sleep, there will be natural disasters and worse - too much old magic will leak into the world, disturbing the careful balance of modern life. Only Linnet has the rare combination of magics needed to embark on the dangerous quest through the natural and spiritual world to redress the imbalance and restore order. But is she strong enough - and willing enough - to confront her gifts, and use them - especially since all she has ever wanted was it fit in and be like everyone else?

 

'what makes this novel special is the fey, fantastical atmosphere it creates.'

Amanda Craig

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Hootcat Hill

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£9.99
Hardback
240 pages
198 x 129 mm
ISBN-10: 1842556142
ISBN-13: 9781842556146
Publication: March 2008
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