"Inventive magical adventure with a decidedly quirky band of heroes"
September 2023 Debut of the Month
The Cloudlanders live on an island that is literally in the clouds – floating there high above the Endless Sea where the malevolent Wavemaker lurks, ready to drag them to a watery doom should the magical lightstone that holds them up fail. When the feared Tidekin is freed from an old enchantment, their future looks bleak, unless a band of assorted heroes can save the day. The would-be champions include a giant mushroom, a golden faerie, wood nymph twins and (my favourite) a gruff, shape-shifting wolf. There’s also a magical Augur who lives in a gingerbread house. Their efforts to overcome the Tidekin take them in all sorts of directions and into all sorts of danger. Full of surprises, this is a very inventive and original fantasy adventure.
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An island of magic and mayhem floating above the flooded Earth, Bastion has long been the last country left in the world. Then one day best friends Kurt (an eight-foot mushroom with a fear of heights) and Flicker (a tiny, tough-talking gemstone faerie) stand on the edge of the land and see the impossible: a plane from nowhere is heading straight for them. Kurt and Flicker join forces with a brave gang of misfits - including wood-nymph twins (one bounty hunter, one bookworm) and a gruff, shapeshifting wolf - to rescue the pilot and face a dangerous enemy.
Can the Cloudlanders save their floating island from crashing into the Endless Sea and the terrifying tentacles of a massive monster? Cloudlanders is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud fantasy adventure with a unique cast of characters, tonnes of heart, and gasp-inducing moments.
Fans of Ben Miller, Tom Fletcher and Terry Pratchett will love this quirky and sharply written debut novel from Kelpies Prize winner, Christopher Mackie.
“After winning the Kelpies prize in 2019, I wrote the first draft of Cloudlanders during the seemingly endless lockdown of 2020, the isolation gave me the idea of creating an isolated society in the middle of an ocean of clouds.” − Christopher Mackie
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Cloudlanders and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Cloudlanders features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Fantasy / Magical, Funny, Traditional Tales, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
Cloudlanders is available in Paperback
Cloudlanders was written by Christopher Mackie and published by Floris Books
Cloudlanders has 284 pages
Yes it is part of Kelpies series
£7.19
