Winner of the Best Story Blue Peter Book Award 2017 A thick white blanket covers the wide slopes of the band of hills known as the Razorback Downs . . . Podkin is the son of a warrior chieftain. He knows that one day it will be up to him to lead his warren and guard it in times of danger. But for now, he's quite happy to laze around annoying his older sister Paz, and playing with his baby brother Pook. Then Podkin's home is brutally attacked, and the young rabbits are forced to flee. The terrifying Gorm are on the rampage, and no one and nowhere is safe. With danger all around them, Podkin must protect his family, uncover his destiny, and attempt to defeat the most horrifying enemy rabbitkind has ever known.
The bard tiptoes out of his room, the crow-dream still echoing in his head, making him twitch at imaginary creaks of iron wings . . . The bard must leave Thornbury. It is not safe for him to stay. Rue, his new apprentice, travels with him - keen to learn his trade - and hear the next installment in the legend of Podkin One-Ear . . . Podkin and his fellow rabbits have been sheltering in Dark Hollow after their battle with Scramashank. Paz tends to the rabbits with sleeping sickness; Crom meets with the war council . . . Podkin has nothing to do! Frustrated, Podkin goes exploring and discovers an abandoned underground chamber. Armed with the Gift of Dark Hollow, Podkin learns to moonstride, and Paz is rewarded with a magical gift of her own . . .
The bard looks up at the three figures. They have black hooded cloaks and long robes. From the holes in their masks, three pairs of eyes watch him: cold, calm, emotionless. 'Yes,' says the bard. 'They're bonedancers. You don't need to sound quite so excited, though. They have come to kill me.' And so it is that the bard and and his young apprentice Rue are taken to Spinestone, the temple warren of the bonedancers. It is here that the bard is ordered to retell the tale that has got him in so much trouble . . . and so to the next instalment in the astonishing tale of Podkin One-Ear . . . Podkin, Paz and Pook once again find their home under threat, but this time they are ready to fight! Podkin and the others leave for Sparrowfast to ask their uncle for the use of his magic bow. It's the one weapon that could save them all. But as they flee into the forest depths, it seems they have been betrayed . . .
Here come the roots of the Shadow Tree. Whatever they touch will never get free. Liska lives in Arborven, a city surrounding an extraordinary tree that gives all those living there special powers. As a shapeshifter, Liska is training as a warrior. When she discovers that the Tree is under threat, it is her duty to act - but she can''t convince anyone to listen to her. So with Lug, whose power over earthworms is dismissed as useless, and a ghost-girl, Elowen, she goes on an epic journey to defeat the worst threat their world has ever known. Illustrated by Chris Wormell this is a richly woven and thrilling fantasy with a wonderful affinity between humankind and nature - a current and vital message for young readers everywhere.
Podkin est le fils d'un chef de clan.Il n'est pas encore le héros aux multiples surnoms - le Brave, Oreille-Tranchée - et préfère s'amuser en toute insouciance avec sa soeur aînée, Paz et leur petit frère, Pook. Jusqu'à ce que son terrier soit attaqué par les Gorm, de redoutables lapins vêtus de métal. Podkin va devoir protéger les siens et découvrir son incroyable destinée.
Le deuxième tome d'une trilogie mêlant danger, humour et magie pour les futurs lecteurs de Tolkien.
Après leur victoire face à Scramashank, Podkin et sa tribu de lapins trouvent refuge dans un terrier abandonné et maudit : le Trou noir. Désoeuvré, Podkin part explorer les galeries et, guidé par sa dague magique, découvre une pièce oubliée... Quel secret renferme-t-elle ?
Les Gorm marchent sur le terrier de Munbury et ravagent la forêt! Podkin et ses amis se préparent au pire... mais ils ne sont pas seuls: la forêt de coeur sombre abrite des créatures puissantes qui sont prêtes à se battre. Ensemble, pourront-ils enfin vaincre Scramashank, le terrible chef des lapins de fer ?