AustLit

'This second book in the best-selling Viking Magic series combines adventure, magic and authentic historical detail to deliver a riveting junior fantasy in which the young heroes, Oddo and Thora, join forces and make a dangerous journey to foil a greedy neighbour and save their own families from eviction.

'In the world of Viking Magic, a girl can heal sword cuts with nettle stings and a boy can weave a wolfspell or make the lightning strike. An arrow of fire can end a dispute, but can two children stop the Sheriff from turning their families out of their homes?

'Oddo the farmer's son and Thora the spellworker's daughter are determined to stop the Sheriff. They set off to the Gula Thing to ask for help, never suspecting what dangers they're about to face. They will have to fight their way through raging rivers, wild wolves and treacherous swamps before they can return. And even then, it looks as though they may arrive too late.

'Courage, friendship and a dash of magic are the keys to this spellbinding adventure, the second in the acclaimed Viking Magic series. Like the first book, Runestone, it is ideal for readers who enjoy a strong story and a richly imagined world.' (Publication summary)

'This third and final book in the popular Viking Magic series, like its predecessors Runestone and Wolfspell, mixes adventure and magic with authentic Viking life and lore to create a breath-taking story for boys and girls 9-12.

'In the world of Viking Magic who are enemies and who are friends?

'Dungal, the Irish boy, hates the Vikings who have captured him and made him a slave. Oddo dislikes this rude, freckle-faced stranger, but Thora is determined to be friendly.

'Will danger and adventure bring the three of them together, or tear them apart? Will they escape from the land of fire and ice? Can Thora tame the horse with the fiery eyes and save them all?

'In this exciting adventure, Oddo and Thora discover not only strange lands and customs but secrets in their own hearts and lives.

'Stormriders is the eagerly awaited third book in the spellbinding Viking Magic series, following Runestone and Wolfspell.' (Publication summary)