Breathing underwater

On Silver Tides is an extraordinary fantasy adventure, set in the real world of the UK's rivers and streams. 

Author Sylvia Bishop introduces the secretive world of the 'silvermen' - people who live in air and water - and the threats they face in her novel.   Read a chapter, and find out more in our Q&A with Sylvia Bishop.

About On Silver Tides:   Kelda has always protected her little sister Isla from danger on the rivers, and from the suspicions of their community. For Isla cannot breathe underwater - and so her very existence is forbidden by silvermen's Lore. Now the rivers of England are growing sick: monstrous creatures are awakening and a fierce torrent of blame falls upon Kelda's family.

When betrayal comes, the sisters escape on a desperate journey upstream. Joining forces with a mysterious boy, Kelda discovers the darkest depths of her kind's secret history. But to save both her sister and the very life of Britain's waterways, Kelda will have to make a sacrifice - one that will change her life forever.