Book description
Even though we cannot survive without each other, humankind has long
lost its ability to perceive the Hydden, the little people with whom we
share our world. For they are the holders of natural lore and guardians
of our link with the Earth, and now our joint habitat is in terrible
danger. This magnificent quest involves characters from both these
interweaving worlds, whose task is to find a 'Shield Maiden' and a
'Giant' able to save both worlds from themselves and the coming
destruction of the Earth. If humans are to save their planet, they must
learn how to tap back into the reservoirs of natural and spiritual
wisdom, with these two alienated 'races' coming together again at last.
At the start of this eventful story, Kate and Jack are five years old,
but already no strangers to tragedy. In a powerful narrative we then
follow their lives along both real and spiritual journeys as they come
to realize what destiny expects of them. It is a story full of conflict,
treachery, heartache and joy, set in the world we know and the one we
have forgotten.
Since the early 1980s, William Horwood has published a succession of
bestsellers including the much-loved 'Duncton Chronicles', the
'Willows in Winter' series and, most recently, The Boy with No Shoes.
