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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
"Magical in every way." - Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl
“Fans of Harry Potter or Percy Jackson can add Fionn Boyle as a generous and brave hero from the Emerald Isle.” – School Library Connection
Fionn Boyle comes from a long line of brave seafarers, people with the ocean behind their eyes. But he can't help but fear the open sea. For years, Fionn's mother has told him stories of Arranmore Island, a strange place that seems to haunt her. Fionn has always wondered about this mysterious island, and from the day he arrives he starts noticing things that can't be explained. He can sense the island all around him, and it feels like the island is watching him, too.
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 his grandfather, a secretive and eccentric old man, to step down. But as Fionn and the other descendants of Arranmore's most powerful families fight to become the island's next champion, a more sinister magic is waking up, intent on rekindling a long-ago war and changing Fionn's life and the island's future forever.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
“Fans of Harry Potter or Percy Jackson can add Fionn Boyle as a generous and brave hero from the Emerald Isle.” – School Library Connection
Fionn Boyle comes from a long line of brave seafarers, people with the ocean behind their eyes. But he can't help but fear the open sea. For years, Fionn's mother has told him stories of Arranmore Island, a strange place that seems to haunt her. Fionn has always wondered about this mysterious island, and from the day he arrives he starts noticing things that can't be explained. He can sense the island all around him, and it feels like the island is watching him, too.
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 his grandfather, a secretive and eccentric old man, to step down. But as Fionn and the other descendants of Arranmore's most powerful families fight to become the island's next champion, a more sinister magic is waking up, intent on rekindling a long-ago war and changing Fionn's life and the island's future forever.
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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