The Midnight Swan

Catherine Fisher

Oct 2020 · The Clockwork Crow Book 3 · Firefly Press

About this ebook

With an invisible girl, a parliament of owls and a pen that writes by itself, the journey to the Garden of the Midnight Swan might be Seren's most dangerous adventure yet. In this third book of the award-winning The Clockwork Crow series, Seren and Tomos must try to help the Crow find the way back to his human form. But why is Captain Jones enquiring about Seren's past? How have the sinister Fair Family gate-crashed the Midsummer Ball, and what is the one desire of the mysterious Midnight Swan?

Ratings and reviews

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?

About the author

Catherine Fisher is a poet and children's author who lives in South Wales. Her best-selling books include the Snow-Walker trllogy, and the,Incarceron and Chronoptika series. She was the first Wales Young People's Laureate. Her novel The Clockwork Crow was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards and nominated for the Carnegie Medal.