Geomancer: The Storm and the Sea Hawk: An epic fantasy adventure from a bestselling author

By Author / Illustrator

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Genre

Fantasy

Age range(s)

Publisher

Orion Children's Books

ISBN

9781510107861

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

27-02-2025

Synopsis

The thrilling second Geomancer book in the epic fantasy trilogy from the bestselling, award-winning Kiran Millwood Hargrave, for readers of Philip Pullman and Katherine Rundell.

Unlock a magic that could change the world ... or destroy it. Ysolda is on the run, travelling with a rebellious princess to the wilds of the Drakken Peak - on the back of a huge sea wolf. With her faithful sea hawk Nara by her side, her quest to find the fabled magic of the Geomancer is just beginning ...

From the author of The Girl of Ink and Stars, Julia and the Shark and The Mercies, the Geomancer trilogy is a new modern classic for readers young and old. Kiran Millwood Hargrave is winner of the Wainwright Prize (in Sept 2023), the Waterstones Book Prize, and the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year.

Praise for Geomancer: 'Destined to be a classic' Garth Nix. 'This tale of adventure and magic is as brave as it is exciting' Independent. 'A stunning adventure' Cressida Cowell

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Reviews

Jacqueline

Ysolda is on the run with the daughter of her enemy, the Wolf Queen. They are travelling to find the Anchorite and for Ysolda to free her sister and try to stop the terrible things happening across the country. Plunged into the cold world of the Norveger, Ysolda has to test her courage to its limits as she faces disasters both natural and man-made.

The Storm and the Sea Hawk is the second book in the Geomancer series and if anything, even better than the first. Kiran Millwood Hargrave manages to capture the sense of place and the reader is taken to the places Ysolda travels too. The animal characters are as interesting as the human ones, particularly Ysolda's faithful hawk, Nara.

This is non-stop adventure from start to finish. I felt a huge sense of disappointment when the story ended as I had got so involved. Just as with the first book, the end was a surprise in that it left so much answered and I so wanted to know what happens next. The cover, by Manuel Sumberac (who also did the internal illustrations) is eye-catching and completely suits the story

I love Kiran Millwood Hargrave's writing in her other books, and this book shows she is a master storyteller. I can't wait for book 3!

304 pages / Reviewed by Jacqueline Harris, teacher