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The Ley Lines of Lushbury
(2010)(The first book in the Power of the Stones series)
A novel by Scott Hunter
From the author of the Amazon Top 20 mystery adventure, The Trespass . . .
'A thrilling time-travel adventure - I couldn't put it down ...'
'All the ingredients of the better Harry Potter novels, but packs a stronger punch in the quality of the writing. A brilliant read.'
--Amazon
The Ley Lines of Lushbury was long-listed for the Times newspaper/Chicken House Children's Novel Competition.
Have you ever looked at the great standing stones on Salisbury Plain and wondered: 'How?' or 'Why?' What motivated our ancestors to create this amazing monument? What is its purpose?
The stones are silent. They tell us nothing and yet there is an atmosphere about the place, something intangible, ancient...
The stones have power ...
Perhaps within these pages you will find an answer ...
When Tim Herring's family moves to the village of Lushbury near Stonehenge, strange things begin to happen. . . Who is the mysterious girl, Domino, and why is she hiding in Tim's garden? Why do the birds of Lushbury only fly in straight lines and why do the church bells toll when the building has lain derelict for years? Tim's questions are soon answered as the children are pitched into a desperate race to protect an ancient secret buried beneath the Standing Stones - but can they really hope to win against such a terrifying enemy?
Genre: Urban Fantasy
'A thrilling time-travel adventure - I couldn't put it down ...'
'All the ingredients of the better Harry Potter novels, but packs a stronger punch in the quality of the writing. A brilliant read.'
--Amazon
The Ley Lines of Lushbury was long-listed for the Times newspaper/Chicken House Children's Novel Competition.
Have you ever looked at the great standing stones on Salisbury Plain and wondered: 'How?' or 'Why?' What motivated our ancestors to create this amazing monument? What is its purpose?
The stones are silent. They tell us nothing and yet there is an atmosphere about the place, something intangible, ancient...
The stones have power ...
Perhaps within these pages you will find an answer ...
When Tim Herring's family moves to the village of Lushbury near Stonehenge, strange things begin to happen. . . Who is the mysterious girl, Domino, and why is she hiding in Tim's garden? Why do the birds of Lushbury only fly in straight lines and why do the church bells toll when the building has lain derelict for years? Tim's questions are soon answered as the children are pitched into a desperate race to protect an ancient secret buried beneath the Standing Stones - but can they really hope to win against such a terrifying enemy?
Genre: Urban Fantasy
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