Sun Catcher (#1)

Author(s): Sheila Rance

Young Adult

On her 13th birthday Maia, who has been brought up by Tareth, the weaver and warrior who she has always believed is her father, falls into an adventure that will take her on a perilous journey to a kingdom poisoned by bitterness and jealousies. A kingdom that she must save. Tareth is no ordinary weaver - the silk he weaves sings of destiny and danger, of Maia's future. Because she is no ordinary girl either. She has always been the flame-headed outsider among the Cliff Dwellers, but she doesn't want to listen to the song of the silk, or to the terrifying words of the village Watcher. Guarding her secret, denying her future, Maia steps into places she has never explored where she'll encounter mercenaries, spies, friends and enemies. And where she will face her destiny as a Sun Catcher. Exotically located in the Far East in an age when trading and communities were gaining more exposure to a wider world than ever before, this debut novel is beautifully, richly written, thoroughly researched and a pleasure to read.

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A sweeping magical reality adventure inspired by the Bronze Age Far East, in which Maia undertakes a dangerous quest to find her place as a Sun Catcher and saviour of her people.

Sheila Rance works as a teacher and dyslexia tutor in Kent, mainly assessing literacy difficulties. She recently studied for an MA in Children's Literature at Bath Spa University, where SUNCATCHER won the annual UNITED ARTISTS' PRIZE for the most promising first 15,000 words of a children's novel in her final year. It was also shortlisted in the Chicken House MA Graduate Children's Author competition. Her research is thorough and makes full use of the Internet, as well as travel.

General Fields

  • : 9781444010022
  • : Hachette Children's Group
  • : Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
  • : September 2012
  • : 198mm X 129mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : February 2013
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 352
  • : Australian ed
  • : Paperback
  • : Sheila Rance