Description

In the heart of a vast forest stands Gnarlacre. Within the ancient oak live five hundred faeries, each fifteen years old, six inches tall and strikingly beautiful. Hidden and protected behind a magical Veil, all of them are unaware that they are the focus of dark forces from another world. All of them except for one …

Birdy doesn’t fit easily in Gnarlacre. She is taunted for the way she looks and for her inability to fly. She also possesses secret powers her companions do not share. When she gazes into the blue-fire for the first time, she sees a vision of the future that shocks her to her core. The subsequent attack on the colony is vicious, with devastating consequences, and Birdy will need all her gifts if she is to save the life of her nemesis and prevent further catastrophe.

Birdy’s plan is both dangerous and terrifying. The risks are huge, not only to her, but also to her best friend, Bod, the faerie who has carried Birdy since before memory began, and without whom her plan cannot possibly succeed. Birdy knows that she is about to push the limits of Bod’s loyalty, but the prophecy has fixed both their destinies, leaving her with no other option.

Unaware of the terrible sacrifice that will be demanded of him, Bod agrees to the plan, and the pair set off towards a deadly encounter that will change everything they’ve ever known …