Description

Return to the magical world of Faerie Hill in this fantastical middle grade adventure, for fans of Malamander by Thomas Taylor, Otherland by Louie Stowell and The Chime Seekers by Ross Montgomery.

Twelve years ago, a child vanished from his cradle. He was never seen nor spoken of again. Saga is desperate to discover what happened – did he really just disappear? Or was he whisked away to the Faerie kingdom, to be raised as one of their own?

As she searches for the truth, her best friend Alfred has his own vital mission. The mayor’s relentless construction projects are devastating the natural world, and now the fearsome faeries want revenge. Only Alfred, a demi fae, can restore peace between the two realms.

But as he journeys deeper into the magical kingdom than ever before, the two friends start to suspect that the lost child could be the key to everything…

PRAISE FOR THE CHANGELING CHILD:

‘A magical ticket bringing us back to the unforgettable and enchanting world of Faerie Hill’ Eve McDonnel, author of The Last Boy

‘Bewitching and beautiful… Love it!’ Nicola Penfold, author of Where the World Turns Wild

Publisher Review

“The Changeling Child is a great sequel, with heart, and marvels galore – moth magic! – which leaves more treasures to come as the series develops. This one body can’t wait”
-Thomas Taylor, author of Malamander

“The Changeling Child is a magical ticket bringing us back to the unforgettable and enchanting world of Faerie Hill where young environmental activist, Saga, and her best friend Alfred face yet another challenge to solve a daring yet delicate mystery and protect not only the land, but friendships, faeries and family too. In a story where, at the blink of an eye, whimsy can morph into wickedness, be prepared to lose track of time and dust glitter from your mind long after you’ve turned the last page.”
-Eve McDonnell, author of The Last Boy

“I’d have loved these stories as a child. I love them now! I particularly love the interwoven magic and friendship and family backgrounds, and the overlapping of the real world and the faerie world. The fantastical faeries and their problems seem so grounded in our flawed human world. The environmental message is there on every page, but never preaching or dominating”
-Hilary McKay, author of The Skylarks War

“Always a joy to read a new H.S. Norup. The Changeling Child is a return to Alfred and Saga, the characters we met in Into the Faerie Hill. It’s a deeper dive into the faerie kingdom, with past secrets, which ripple out into both realms. Bewitching and beautiful, with lots of messages about how we protect special places, and people. Loved it!”
-Nicola Penfold, author of Where the World turns Wild

“What starts as a small scale adventure to save a local beauty spot opens out onto perilous realms and deep family history, all the while remaining warm hearted and empowering”
-Julia Golding, author of the Cat Royal series

“Full of folkloric magic and dark fairylore! I loved this follow up book to Into The Faerie Hill. It weaves our oldest, darkest fairy-lore, in which the Faerie folk are certainly not sweet and glittery, and their moral codes are very different to our own, with conspiracy preoccupations about the environment and our disruption of the natural landscape”
-Tamsin Rosewell, author of The Seamaiden’s Odyssey

“Rich, evocative, exciting, and fun, The Changeling Child has magic in every word – plus the brilliant Mr Tumbleweed! A wonderfully unique take on faeries, changelings, and magical realms, a vital reminder of the importance of the natural world, and a truly great story, it’s one not to be missed”
-Sinead O’Hart, author of The Eye of the North

“A gripping and enchanting story with dangerous faeries, magical friendships and a mystery surrounding a missing child. Beautifully written and richly imagined as always”
Rashmi Sirdeshpande, author of Dadaji’s Paintbrush