AustLit

'Seventeen year old Jack Gordon thinks he’s going mad, just like his mother who believed in mythical beings like elves, dragons and monsters. He’s even started hearing voices. But then he and his little sister Harriett are attacked by a monster that is definitely real.

'Out of nowhere Jack and Harriett are magically transported to Anwynn, a veiled Otherworld. In Anwynn, Jack learns that elves, dragons and Druids are very real and that he is a Waycaller: he has the power to part the veil between the hidden realm of Anwynn and the human realm. Jack faces the challenges that come with being in an unfamiliar world that is as dangerous as it is magical. To survive, he must overcome his doubts and fears and learn to accept and use the power that resides within him. That might be a little easier if he weren't also struggling with his feelings for the mysterious Anarra, a part-elvish girl whose beauty is matched only by her skill with a sword.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Jack Gordon and his sister Harriett have spent their first night in Anwynn. So far, they’ve been chased by bog nags, been insulted by a Faeden named Hob and had tea with a druid in the kitchen of Dorothea Butters, a halfling. Jack is learning fast that Anwynn is very different to his home in the Scottish Highlands. Now Jack and Harriett face a journey to meet a druid master they hope will help them make it home alive. On the way there, they face more dangers, and Jack will experience a feeling he has never had before, a feeling inspired by the mysterious half-elvish girl Anarra.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Jack Gordon and his sister Harriett have reached the home of Aelf Ethelwulf’s druid master. They have been joined by Anarra, a part-elvish girl who faces a mysterious danger. Jack is learning fast that the magic of Anwynn is changing him. He is having thoughts and feelings that make him wonder who he is becoming, not the least the intense feelings he has for Anarra. Just when Jack thought they were safe, he and Harriett find themselves in danger again, under attack by dark forces. They end up in the wilds of Anwynn, all alone, if you don’t count the halfling Dorothea Butters. Somehow no-one ever does count Dorothea. But there is more to Dorothea Butters than meets the eye, and more wonder and danger in Anwynn than even Harriett could ever imagine.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Things are not going well in Anwynn for Jack Gordon and his little sister Harriett. They’ve been attacked by a horde of goblins, hunted by a dark prince of the Vellenor and had to hide up a tree in Fellwood Forest, a very grim place, to avoid Mog, a demented Oakling with unsanitary habits and cannibalistic tendencies. Now they are going to Songarielle. There they will seek the aid of Amallayne, one of the most powerful Faeden of them all, and, Jack hopes, be reunited with Anarra.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.