"You have to go away. Before THEY come." Mysterious notes plunge Penny Oaks into desperate danger as she tries to save two worlds
When Penny Oaks starts receiving notes from a mysterious stranger called Ribaldane, she feels special. Especially as Ribaldane needs her help to find a lost silver trumpet. But then things go wrong...
Penny is plunged into the magical land of the faerie folk - because the silver trumpet is the key to a terrible power that could destroy not only the peaceful folk of the faerie lands, but also the human world.
Sent to recover the silver trumpet, Penny confronts all manner of deadly peril including fearsome mechanical monsters, giant beetles and warlike centaurs. It's down to her to save both the human world and the faerie world - if she can only overcome her fears.
Children's fantasy originally written to help my dyslexic daughter build confidence in reading. Far darker and more complex than other fairyworld stories, it toys with the conventions of the genre.
First of a two-book series, both parts of which are complete.
Aimed at 8-12 year olds (though children of all ages, up to 70, have enjoyed it so far).
I will return-read if you comment on it.