Feather Vane

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Soon-to-be-thirteen-year-old twins Creirwy and Morfran were born to Ceridwen, an extraordinary enchantress whose exceptional potioneering ability saw her “sent all over the country to resolve magical issues”. In the case of Feather Vane’s story, the trio head to the village of Greeth-Under-Edge, where author Beth O'Brien’s knack for world-building magic and brisk storytelling pace shines bright when it emerges that four magical creatures have converged in the village: “fiery salamanders, a river hag, gnomes that guard the earth, and wind sprites known as sylphs.

Each of these creatures was rare, and all four coming together in one place was unheard of”.  

As chaos bubbles away and threatens to brim over, Ceridwen breaks the Code of Magic while trying to banish the creatures with a powerful potion, which means the twins must pick up their mother’s mantle. Rich in myth, magic and fantastical fairy tale elements, Feather Vane sees its courageous protagonists embark on a classic quest to complete the potion, replete with fairies, forests, hags and giants, and potent themes of overcoming fear and being proud of who you are, feathers and all, explored in a world in which nothing is what is seems.

Reviewed by Joanne Owen
Joanne Owen is a writer, reviewer and workshop presenter whose lifelong love of books began when she was growing up in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
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