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The Storm Keeper's Island
(2018)(The first book in the Storm Keeper Quartet series)
A novel by Catherine Doyle
2019 Indie Book Award for Children's Fiction
WINNER OF THE BAMB YOUNG READERS – MIDDLE GRADE AWARD 2018
WINNER OF THE INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOP WEEK BOOK AWARD 2019
'Magical in every way' - EOIN COLFER
When Fionn Boyle sets foot on Arranmore Island, it begins to stir beneath his feet ...
Once in a generation, Arranmore Island chooses a new Storm Keeper to wield its power and keep its magic safe from enemies. The time has come for Fionn's grandfather, a secretive and eccentric old man, to step down. Soon, a new Keeper will rise.
But, deep underground, someone has been waiting for Fionn. As the battle to become the island's next champion rages, a more sinister magic is waking up, intent on rekindling an ancient war.
Read the second book in the series: The Lost Tide Warriors
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
WINNER OF THE INDEPENDENT BOOKSHOP WEEK BOOK AWARD 2019
'Magical in every way' - EOIN COLFER
When Fionn Boyle sets foot on Arranmore Island, it begins to stir beneath his feet ...
Once in a generation, Arranmore Island chooses a new Storm Keeper to wield its power and keep its magic safe from enemies. The time has come for Fionn's grandfather, a secretive and eccentric old man, to step down. Soon, a new Keeper will rise.
But, deep underground, someone has been waiting for Fionn. As the battle to become the island's next champion rages, a more sinister magic is waking up, intent on rekindling an ancient war.
Read the second book in the series: The Lost Tide Warriors
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Praise for this book
"A book that took my breath away . A stunning story of courage and hope . A book of quiet wonders and windswept dreams. Go and read it" - Cerrie Burnell
"The Storm Keeper's Island will blow you away ... A magical new voice in fantasy. Wise, warm and wonderful." - Eoin Colfer
"Flickers with a rare and wonderful magic ... Unforgettable." - Abi Elphinstone
"Funny, dark and blazingly beautiful, The Storm Keeper's Island is a thrillingly inventive adventure." - Kiran Millwood Hargrave
"Magical, funny, heartrending, terrifying ... I'm on tenterhooks for the next book. Fionn, his grandfather and father have won my heart." - Lauren James
"Magical ... An enchanting book. It's beautifully written." - Marian Keyes
"The Storm Keeper's Island doesn't need magic to make it enchanting ... Love and hope communicated is perhaps the greatest magic of all, and that's what Catherine achieved for me in this book." - Hilary McKay
"Gripping, poignant and beautifully written ... One of the most exciting books for children that I have read in years and seems destined to become a modern classic." - Louise O'Neill
"So magical and wild that it's like being swept away by the sea ... She's taken an ancient story and found something new and bold and wild in it - I think only real bone-deep writers and storytellers do that. I can't wait for the next." - Katherine Rundell
"I miss Fionn and his grandfather and their island as if they were real ... which they are, thanks to Catherine Doyle." - Lauren Wolk
"The Storm Keeper's Island will blow you away ... A magical new voice in fantasy. Wise, warm and wonderful." - Eoin Colfer
"Flickers with a rare and wonderful magic ... Unforgettable." - Abi Elphinstone
"Funny, dark and blazingly beautiful, The Storm Keeper's Island is a thrillingly inventive adventure." - Kiran Millwood Hargrave
"Magical, funny, heartrending, terrifying ... I'm on tenterhooks for the next book. Fionn, his grandfather and father have won my heart." - Lauren James
"Magical ... An enchanting book. It's beautifully written." - Marian Keyes
"The Storm Keeper's Island doesn't need magic to make it enchanting ... Love and hope communicated is perhaps the greatest magic of all, and that's what Catherine achieved for me in this book." - Hilary McKay
"Gripping, poignant and beautifully written ... One of the most exciting books for children that I have read in years and seems destined to become a modern classic." - Louise O'Neill
"So magical and wild that it's like being swept away by the sea ... She's taken an ancient story and found something new and bold and wild in it - I think only real bone-deep writers and storytellers do that. I can't wait for the next." - Katherine Rundell
"I miss Fionn and his grandfather and their island as if they were real ... which they are, thanks to Catherine Doyle." - Lauren Wolk
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