Charlotte Stone and the Children of the Nymet

Charlotte Stone and the Children of the Nymet is a new fantasy adventure novel aimed at children from the pen of author Tasha O'Neill.

Unbeknown to her, young Charlotte Stone is a living legend in the world of Syluria. That's only to be expected, as Syluria is a secret, hidden world. 

The people of the Great Sylurian forest are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the "flame-haired girl from beyond the Dreamtime" because they know that she is their only hope of being saved from utter annihilation and extinction as a race.

Under the guidance of The Morrigan and with the special assistance of Tar'el who is a young "Tree Weaver" ond the help of the Fey civil servant by the name of Luned, Charlotte must work to save the lives of an entire race of people.

However, no great task is ever truly simple or easy and before she can even begin her monumental task she has to seek out and recruit the assistance of the Vorla. But this is complicated by the fact that not only are the Vorla scary, they are also totally indifferent. And there's also the fact that the Morrigan keeps on trying to bring assistance, which often proves to be less-than-helpful in its outcome.

However there's also the fact that she has to make certain that the Health and Safety department of Brackenheath-on-Sea is thwarted in their attempts to remove the Nymet Tree.

But who or what can she trust? Has she caused the deaths of her parents? Can she save the people of the Great Sylurian forest?

This book is intended for children, but I fear many of them will have to tussle with their parents or other older relatives before they can read this book!

It's part of a series and costs £8.99 and is published by Matador.