Winterbringers

Quick Look

• A brilliant fantasy adventure full of witches, ice creatures and magic with strong male and female central characters
• Can Josh and Callie stop the Winterbringers once and for all, or will winter last forever?
• 'An involving and accomplished fantasy mystery' -- Sunday Herald

Callie and Josh are thrown headlong into a storm of witches, ice creatures, magic and the Winter King. Eternal winter threatens, unless they can stop the Winterbringers once and for all…

Description

Ice-covered sand and frozen seas -- not exactly what you'd expect on your summer holiday, even in St Andrews. But this isn't just awful Scottish weather; Josh soon discovers that something terrible is happening to the seaside town.

With his new friend Callie and her enormous dog Luath, Josh is thrown headlong into a storm of witches, ice creatures, magic and the Winter King. Eternal winter threatens, unless they can stop the Winterbringers once and for all...

A brilliant fantasy adventure from Gill Arbuthnott. Prequel to dangerous and spooky Dark Spell.

Reviews

'... a genuinely chilling atmosphere and unguessable plotting make for a compelling read. Whether you're in it for the fantasy, the thrills, the myth, the mystery or history there's something for every 9 to 13 reader, boy or girl...it's definitely one to recommend.'
--Eileen Armstrong, School Librarian Journal

'This is a great adventure story full of tension and a bit blood-curdling in places. It is a well-written story, very gripping and exciting. Excellent read!'
--Claire, Holyrood High, Teen Titles

'I thought this book was extremely good and very exciting and would recommend it.'
Molly (age 12), Education Otherwise

'An involving and accomplished fantasy mystery by a Scottish writer fast establishing an enthusiastic readership.'
-- Sunday Herald

Author

Gill Arbuthnott is the author of several other novels for children, including Chaos Clock, Chaos Quest and Dark Spell (the sequel to Winterbringers). She lives in Edinburgh.

You can also visit the author's own website at http://gillarbuthnott.wordpress.com