The Guardian’s Wyrd, a fantasy adventure
book set in Hout Bay, has received five star praise ahead of its release today.
The book, written by the prolific writer
and editor Nerine Dorman, is available from online stores today and is the
story of Jay September, a mixed-race boy from Hout Bay who follows his friend
Rowan into the deadly politics of the magical realm of Sunthyst.
Reviewers have called it ‘a lovely,
sometimes harrowing, sometimes heartbreaking tale’.
The book is a story of friendship, of magic
and best of all: an adventure that will get your kids excited about reading
again.
But, here’s more about the book:
Sometimes having a fairytale prince as a
best friend can be a real pain.
Jay didn't realise that sticking up for
Rowan, the gangly new kid at school, would plunge him into the dangers and
politics of the magical realm of Sunthyst. But if anyone is up for the
challenge it's Jay September. With his trusty dog, Shadow, at his side, he
braves the watcher in the dark that guards the tunnels between the worlds, and
undertakes a dangerous quest to rescue the prince.
It's a race against time – can he sneak Prince
Rowan away from under King Lessian's nose and bring him safely back home – all before
the prince's sixteenth birthday? Or is Rowan's mother, the exiled Queen Persia,
secretly trying to hold onto her power by denying her son his birthright?
Jay is ready for anything, except, perhaps,
the suffocating darkness of the tunnels. And that howling …
If you’d like to interview the author, or
find out more about the book, please don’t hesitate to contact Leani from
Wordsmack Publishers at 0834614494 or leani@word-smack.com
