Robin Lovejoy-Tolkien
This fantasy adventure begins at Monastery Farm, Cumbria. Niall Carver, the farmerâ€™s twelve-year-old son, hears a blood-curdling scream and tracks down the sound to an ancient well in the farmhouse garden. From the well he rescues a gothic-looking, dark-haired girl in leather boots and a short dress, her limbs dappled with black markings. The girl introduces herself as Sathra.,Niall carries out some internet research and confirms the truth, that Sathra has come through a time warp from the thirteenth century to the present day. At first Niall suspects sheâ€™s a banshee, though Sathra insists that sheâ€™s a dryad. The distinction is important because whilst banshees were evil, dryads were the exact opposite. What Niall doesnâ€™t know is that, to return to her own time, Sathra the Banshee must restore her magical powers by sacrificing a boy her own age. Niall would fit the bill perfectly, though she has to lure him to a place of sacrifice, an ancient stone circle about a mile from the farm. Now believing Sathra is a dryad, Niall looks forward to a series of escapades of the kind that feature in his favourite books.,These adventures certainly follow, but all the while Sathra is plotting the dreaded sacrificeâ€¦
Science Fiction,Time Travel,Fantasy,Fantasy,Magic,Childrens,Middle Grade,Combat,Martial Arts,Young Adult,Horror
Banshee in the Well