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On Silver Tides
- Author
- Sylvia Bishop
- Narrator
- Charlie Sanderson
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 1 February 2024
- Run Time
- 9 hours 9 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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Now the rivers of England are growing sick: monstrous creatures are awakening and a fierce torrent of blame falls upon Kelda’s family. When betrayal comes, the sisters escape on a desperate journey upstream. Joining forces with a mysterious boy, Kelda discovers the darkest depths of her kind’s secret history. But to save both her sister and the very life of Britain’s waterways, Kelda will have to make a sacrifice – one that will change her life forever.
“Spellbinding storytelling brilliance – I absolutely loved it.” -- Katharine Orton
“A gift of rare imagination and luminous writing. I haven’t read something so original and immersive in a long time.” -- Katya Balen
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Details
- Author
- Sylvia Bishop
- Narrator
- Charlie Sanderson
- Duration
- 9 hours 9 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 February 2024
- ISBN
- 9781004142781
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
Synopsis
Kelda has always protected her little sister Isla from danger on the rivers, and from the suspicions of their community. For Isla cannot breathe underwater – and so her very existence is forbidden by silvermen’s Lore.Now the rivers of England are growing sick: monstrous creatures are awakening and a fierce torrent of blame falls upon Kelda’s family. When betrayal comes, the sisters escape on a desperate journey upstream. Joining forces with a mysterious boy, Kelda discovers the darkest depths of her kind’s secret history. But to save both her sister and the very life of Britain’s waterways, Kelda will have to make a sacrifice – one that will change her life forever.“Spellbinding storytelling brilliance – I absolutely loved it.” -- Katharine Orton“A gift of rare imagination and luminous writing. I haven’t read something so original and immersive in a long time.” -- Katya Balen
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