Shadow Magic

Lilith Shadow is the young ruler of Gehenna, the Kingdom of Shadow; too young to be a ruler she feels. But Gehenna is failing. It is up to her to save her people even if it means she must marry the odious Gabriel Solar, prince of Luminas – the House of Light. However, there is something sinister afoot – is someone trying to jeopardise the treaty? Is Lilith’s life in danger?

This is an enjoyable fantasy adventure, packed with incident – indeed, perhaps too packed. However, young readers will relish the subverting of expectations with the Kingdom of Shadow – the world of vampires and creatures of the dark, centre stage. They will particularly enjoy the creation of Hades, the giant bat, for Lilith to ride. Characters are presented with a broad brush and incident follows incident as Tyburn the executioner stalks through the pages. A great romp for good KS2 readers.