Caroline Price
The Midnight Swan is the third book in The Clockwork Crow trilogy, aimed at children of 8 to 12 years, for those like me who have not read the first two books a brief summary, without spoilers, is called for: Seren is an orphan and in the first book, on her way to a new life in a remote house, she is given a newspaper parcel by a stranger, late at night in a deserted railway station. When she arrives at her new home, she finds that there is a lot of mystery and sadness concerning the absence of Tomos who has been missing for a year and a day. Seren sets off on a magical quest to try and find Tomos. What happens to Seren and Tomos is an elegant fairy tale, Wales is full of wonderful magical tales and Catherine Fisher continues this heritage beautifully. This trilogy, like her previous novels is exceptional in every way. I cannot recommend this trilogy highly enough and for those who have read the first two books...WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?