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NOMINATED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS TEEN/YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018
'Beautiful, eerie, dark and dreamy' MELINDA SALISBURY
'Watson's writing has the sort of poise rarely found in a debut' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE
'Thrilling and otherworldly' SUNDAY TIMES
Every winter, Wren Silke is chased through the forest in a warped version of a childhood game. The boys who haunt her are judges, powerful and frightening pursuers, who know nothing of her true identity. If they knew she was an augur, their sworn enemy, the game would turn deadly.
But Wren is on the hunt, too. Sent undercover as an intern to the Harkness Foundation – enemy headquarters – her family's survival rests on finding a secret meant to stay hidden. As the enmity between two ancient magics reaches breaking point, Wren is torn between old loyalties and new lies. And trapped in the most dangerous game of her life.
Part thriller, part love story, this captivating debut novel will leave readers spellbound.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS TEEN/YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018
'Beautiful, eerie, dark and dreamy' MELINDA SALISBURY
'Watson's writing has the sort of poise rarely found in a debut' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE
'Thrilling and otherworldly' SUNDAY TIMES
Every winter, Wren Silke is chased through the forest in a warped version of a childhood game. The boys who haunt her are judges, powerful and frightening pursuers, who know nothing of her true identity. If they knew she was an augur, their sworn enemy, the game would turn deadly.
But Wren is on the hunt, too. Sent undercover as an intern to the Harkness Foundation – enemy headquarters – her family's survival rests on finding a secret meant to stay hidden. As the enmity between two ancient magics reaches breaking point, Wren is torn between old loyalties and new lies. And trapped in the most dangerous game of her life.
Part thriller, part love story, this captivating debut novel will leave readers spellbound.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Praise for this book
"A beautiful mix of myth and magic and discovering the path you want to tread." - Karen Gregory
"The most superb collection of character and fantasy and love and landscape I have read since Phillip Pullman's Northern Lights." - Hilary McKay
"[I have] fallen under the spell of The Wren Hunt, a beautifully written story and unlike anything I have read ... Magical and real." - Jenny McLachlan
"Beautiful, eerie, dark and dreamy." - Melinda Salisbury
"The Wren Hunt rings with ancient, subtle magic, masterfully transmuted into words. A tale that gets into your bones." - Samantha Shannon
"Folklore, secrets, betrayal, magic, forbidden love and dark discoveries. Eerie, atmospheric, seductive and completely captivating." - Katherine Webber
"The most superb collection of character and fantasy and love and landscape I have read since Phillip Pullman's Northern Lights." - Hilary McKay
"[I have] fallen under the spell of The Wren Hunt, a beautifully written story and unlike anything I have read ... Magical and real." - Jenny McLachlan
"Beautiful, eerie, dark and dreamy." - Melinda Salisbury
"The Wren Hunt rings with ancient, subtle magic, masterfully transmuted into words. A tale that gets into your bones." - Samantha Shannon
"Folklore, secrets, betrayal, magic, forbidden love and dark discoveries. Eerie, atmospheric, seductive and completely captivating." - Katherine Webber
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