Crowfall

A rip-roaring, island-hopping adventure - and unforgettableecological fable - from the award-winning author of Wildsparkand Brightstorm.'Hardy has drunk from the same cup as Philip Reeve and PhilipPullman.' - LITERARY REVIEWIronhold is an orderly place where "industry brings prosperity",and where nature is pushed aside for progress. But when Orin Crowfall,a lowly servant boy, learns that the island itselfis in grave danger, that knowledge makes him a target ofpowerful forces.He narrowly escapes on a small boat, but then faces a fightfor survival with his robot friend, Cody, in the stormy ocean,pursued by a terrifying sea monster. Can they make it tosafety, somewhere beyond the horizon? And will Orin find a wayback to save his family before everything is destroyed?To succeed, Orin will need to dig deep for courage, trust in newfriends, and, ultimately, have faith in himself. This is fantasy adventure at its finest: riotous adventure,memorable characters, incredible world building, and a powerful,thought-provoking message about ecological balance.Perfect for fans of books by Peter Bunzl, Abi Elphinstone, andAlex BellWILDSPARK was the winner of the Blue Peter Book Award for BestStory 2020, and Vashti Hardy's debut BRIGHTSTORM was selected asthe first Booksellers Association Children's Book of the Season,won the West Sussex Children's Story Book Award, was shortlistedfor the Books Are My Bag Awards and the Waterstones' Children'sBook Prize, and was longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award