Winter

ONLY COURAGE CAN SAVE THEIR LANDS

Storms rage as the worst winter in living memory ravages the human and Hydden worlds. The prophesied End of Days is here and the universe is dying, yet only a few are even aware of the forces at work.

Jack and Katherine must help their friend Bedwyn Stort halt this chaos by locating the last gem of Winter, something only he can do. Then it must be returned to the Earth's unwilling guardian, their daughter Judith. She will need it to try and reignite the fires of the universe.

Yet Stort is riddled with uncertainty. He yearns for Judith, as she does for him, but a love between mortal and immortal cannot be. To find the gem, he must solve this conundrum and vanquish death itself. But can he really lead mortalkind to salvation?

The climactic final volume in the Hyddenworld sequence, a lyrical epic fantasy adventure of bravery, loss and a quest for the impossible, from William Horwood, the acclaimed author of the Duncton Wood novels.

William Horwood is the author of the bestselling Duncton Wood series and Wolves of Time books, among many others. He has also written an inspiring memoir, The Boy with No Shoes. Winter is the conclusion to his Hyddenworld fantasy quartet, following Awakening, Harvest and Winter. William has worked as a teacher, in recruitment and as a journalist and is now a full-time writer living in Oxford.

ONLY COURAGE CAN SAVE THEIR LANDS Storms rage as the worst winter in living memory ravages the human and Hydden worlds. The prophesied End of Days is here and the universe is dying, yet only a few are aware of the forces at work.Jack and Katherine must help their friend Bedwyn Stort halt this chaos by locating the last gem of Winter, something only he can do. The gem must be returned to the Earth's unwilling guardian, Jack and Katherine's daughter, Judith. She will need it to try and reignite the fires of the universe.Yet Stort is riddled with uncertainty. He yearns for Judith, as she does for him, but a love between mortal and immortal cannot be. To find the gem, he must solve this conundrum and vanquish death itself. But can he really lead mortalkind to salvation? PRAISE FOR THE HYDDENWORLD NOVELS 'The writing is rich and emotive' SFX 'Everything that I hoped for began to happen . . . It was a delight to read' FantasyBookReview.co.uk

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