Stormy is an orphan and a kitchen skivvy. He tends the compost, scrubs the floors, and watches feasts make their way up the mountain as he survives on bread and water. A skivvy is all that Stormy can hope to be. But Stormy has a secret. He wants to be a sky-rider, to soar amongst the clouds on spitfyres: flying horses that spit fire and smoke, and answer only to their riders. A chance meeting with an escaped convict turns Stormy's life upside down. Sent up to the Academy, he uncovers a web of lies, deceits, and neglect, at the center of which lies the mysterious 13th horse. Can Stormy save Thirteen, defeat the dark forces at work within the Academy, and prove himself worthy as a sky-rider?
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About the Author:
Rebecca Lisle studied Botany at university and completed a PGCE at Oxford. In 2006 she was awarded a distinction for her MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.
Review:
A magical and action packed adventure in a cleverly created other world packed full of delightful characters. -- Julia Eccleshare * Lovereading4kids *
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- PublisherHot Key Books
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1471400239
- ISBN 13 9781471400230
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages368
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