Evenfall: The Golden Linnet was the number one bestselling children's debut fiction book and the number one bestselling children's hardback fiction book! 13-year-old Sam is now the Tempest - head of the secret, ancient Order of the Evening that protects the world from evil. But his work has just begun ... Sam's nemesis - a madman with the terrifying power to slice through portals of time - is on a mission to destroy the world and Sam and his friends are the only ones can who stop him. This deadly game of cat-and-mouse will take them to the very ends of the earth. And not everyone will survive ... Praise for the Evenfall series: 'A Da Vinci Code for kids' - Richard Osman, bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club 'A wild-winged adventure that soars effortlessly to the greatest heights of fantasy!' - Ben Miller, bestselling author of The Day I Fell into a Fairytale 'Fast-paced, filmic and folkloric ... a thrilling epic of good against evil' Ross Montgomery, bestselling author of I Am Rebel, Waterstone's Children's Book of the Year' 'A fantastic action-packed adventure, with a highly original and intriguing mythology. Exploring themes of friendship, storytelling and music, Sam and his friends will take you on a journey you'll never forget. Utterly absorbing.' - M. G. Leonard, bestselling author of Beetleboy and the Adventures on Trains series. "An exciting new adventure with a comfortingly classic feel, you'll be enthralled, entertained and enchanted." - Maz Evans - bestselling author of Who Let the Gods Out? "A fast-paced adventure that will delight young readers after twists, turns and thrills.' - Anna James - New York Times bestselling author *Evenfall: The Golden Linnet reached number 5 in the TCM top 5000 Children's chart Week w/e 14-SEP-2024

本作の真髄は、音楽と物語が世界の均衡を守る鍵となる独創的な神話体系にあります。主人公が負う宿命は単なる力ではなく、歴史を司る重責を象徴しています。リチャード・オスマンが「子供版ダ・ヴィンチ・コード」と評した通り、知的な謎解きと壮大な幻想が融合し、読者を古の秩序へと深く誘い込みます。 友情と自己犠牲という不変のテーマを、緊迫した追跡劇として描く筆致は圧巻です。世界の果てでの死闘を通じ、少年たちが直面する生存と倫理の葛藤は、児童文学の枠を超えた凄みを湛えています。古典的な風格と現代的な疾走感が同居する本作は、読む者の魂を揺さぶり、冒険への渇望を鮮烈に呼び覚ます一冊です。