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Ilsette undertakes a dangerous quest to save Lyla, while Lyla uses her stories to delay the Owl King.
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Bex Hogan - Author
This is a dark, fast-moving fairy-tale fantasy in which two sisters resist a powerful ruler. Stories, songs, journeys through strange realms and talismans drive the action, with danger continually pressing on the characters.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a dark, fast-moving fairy-tale fantasy in which two sisters resist a powerful ruler. Stories, songs, journeys through strange realms and talismans drive the action, with danger continually pressing on the characters.
Ilsette undertakes a dangerous quest to save Lyla, while Lyla uses her stories to delay the Owl King.
Ilsette travels armed with stories and songs, while Lyla tells tales to distract and delay the Owl King.
The Owl King feeds off others’ magic and takes brides whose feathers and strength are stolen, leaving them empty husks.
Be prepared for coercive power, threatened execution, magical depletion, fear, sacrifice and a ruler taking brides.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Owl King by Bex Hogan – The Federation of Children's Book Groups
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