Abducted from her wedding to Argul, chief of the Hulta, Claidi finds herself crossing a weather-mad ocean to a strange land, menaced by giant flowers, mysterious animals, and the Rise - a great cliff topped by a mansion. Here lives the scientist Venn with his army of dull slaves and clockwork dolls. At dusk each night there is the rising of the flaming 'Wolf Star' and the landscape become a-lurk with Vrabburrs - a sinister carnivorous hybrid of rabbit and tiger. Claidi is no longer free. Is she lost to Argul for ever And who is Venn, cruel, arrogant, but also lonely, in pain. So many menacing secrets and upsetting dilemmas, so much for passionate Claidi to pit her wits against ...
Author Biography
Tanith Lee is an award-winning, highly-rated fatasy writer here and in the United States (adult books in Headline: EVA FAIRDEATH; WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT). With 17 children's books, 43 adult novels, 8 short story collections and several awards to her name, she also writes for radio and television. Her book LAW OF THE WOLF TOWER was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Book Award.
