C. M. Lewis

Broschiertes Buch

Quill and the Last Generation

Beschreibung

A stunning epic fantasy adventure. Inspired by Welsh mythology. Infused with folklore and magic. This exceptional paperback fantasy series by award-winning author C. M. Lewis is perfect for readers of 9-12. No babies have been born for twelve years. No one knows why. Everything changes the day twelve-year-old Quill meets a young shapeshifter in the form of a raven. She opens his eyes to a world of myth and magic filled with strange creatures, epic battles, dragons, lost souls, a monstrous hound and a beautiful but dangerous horse made of water. Everyone believes that Quill is the hero they've been waiting for. But first he must face self-doubt and find the strength and skill to battle the King of Darkness if he is to claim the Light of the World before it's too late.

Autor

C. M. Lewis is a multi-award-winning Welsh novelist, children's writer, playwright and screenwriter, who also writes as Caryl Lewis. Her breakthrough novel Martha, Jac a Sianco, widely regarded as a modern classic of Welsh literature, is on the Welsh curriculum, and the film adaptation - with a screenplay by Lewis herself - went on to win six Welsh BAFTAs. Lewis's other screenwriting work includes BBC/S4C thrillers Hinterland and Hidden. She has won Wales Book of the Year three times and is the only writer to have won in both languages. Caryl's work for children has twice scooped the Tir na n-Og Award, and has been shortlisted for both the Branford Boase and The Week Junior Awards. Quill and the Last Generation is her debut fantasy novel drawing on Celtic myths and the Welsh language stories of her childhood. Lewis is a visiting lecturer in Creative Writing at Cardiff University, and lives with her family on a farm near Aberystwyth.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pan Macmillan
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 130mm
• ISBN-13: 9781035060610
• ISBN-10: 1035060612
• Artikelnr.: 73333995