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Posted by Tom, July 30, 2018

Read the opening chapter of Storm Witch – the first instalment of a gripping new fantasy quartet

This September we’re incredibly proud to be publishing Storm Witch, by Ellen Renner – the first instalment of a gripping fantasy quartet from the prize-winning author of Tribute and Castle of Shadows.

And today you can take a very first look inside the book – and be in with a chance of winning an exclusive proof copy.

Child of Air, Water, Earth or Fire: now that she is thirteen, Storm must undertake The Choosing and be claimed by one of the Elementals, which will determine her whole life’s work. But for Storm, daughter of a father murdered by Water and a warrior mother claimed by Earth, there will be no easy destiny.

The Elementals bestow her with a great and terrible gift. Storm-bringer. Storm-rider. Storm-queller. Storm has powers that no one, not even the island Elders, can understand. And when the Drowned Ones – a savage band of pirates who roam the seas on floating towns – attack her island, will her powers help her to save the people she loves, or is her fate to betray everything she holds dear? Soon Storm faces a decision which will change her life – and that of everyone who lives on her island – forever.

Perfect for fans of Ursula Le Guin, Storm Witch introduces an extraordinary new fantasy world.

Here’s the first chapter of the book:

Pre-order your copy.

And we’re giving away a proof copy of Storm Witch to one lucky reader! Head over to our Instagram channel to find out how to enter.

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