Quick Look
- Journey to Stormcliff -- a salt-soaked island in the same imagined world as that from fishy-fantasy adventure novel Haarville
- Tally should have the power to communicate with jellyfish just like the rest of her family, but her abilities have yet to manifest -- and she's running out of time
- Features a cast of quirky characters including trainee fortune-teller Colette, Tally's guardians Grandad and Mandad, pantomime villain Lady Vorpal and cheeky Albert the cliff rat
- Tackles themes of family legacy, identity and dealing with expectations from others and yourself
Tally Smuck, from the salt-soaked isle of Stormcliff, must uncover secrets, master her powers and save the annual Firebloom Festival. A fantasy adventure full of jeopardy, joy and jellyfish from award-winner Justin Davies. A companion novel to Haarville.
Description
The isolated, salt-soaked isle of Stormcliff is preparing for the annual Firebloom Festival, a famous gathering of thousands of jellyfish and their incredible light show.
Twelve-year-old Tally Smuck is destined to become a Sting Winkler -- someone who can communicate with jellyfish -- just like her mother and grandfather before her. The Smucks' special gift means only they can do the vital job of caring for the invaluable jellies that Stormcliff depends on.
But by Firebloom Eve, there's still no sign of Tally's abilities, or the jellyfish. Determined not to let everyone down, Tally gathers her friends -- anxious Farran, fortune-teller-in-training Colette, and resourceful cliff rat Albert. Together can they bring the island's secrets to light and find the missing jellies before the Firebloom Festival and Stormcliff are plunged into darkness for good?
This illuminating middle-grade mystery adventure from award-winning author Justin Davies is full of jeopardy, joy and jellyfish! Firebloom is a bright and brilliant standalone novel set in the same imagined world as Haarville.
Author
Justin Davies spent years flying all over the world as cabin crew before hanging up his wings to focus on writing for children. His first book, Help! I Smell a Monster, won the Fantastic Book Awards in 2021. He is also the author of Whoa! I Spy a Werewolf, and the fantastically fishy mystery adventure novel Haarville. Justin lives with his husband and Sally, their greyhound rescue, in Fife, Scotland.
