Stranded on a rock in the middle of the ocean. Threatened by avalanches, storms and mist. Can Apprentice Adventurers, Fletcher and Scoop, make a bid for freedom with the stars as their only escape?
Join the young Adventurers in their Beginning Year at Blotting's Academy – the place where all story characters are trained – as they encounter The Gell, a mythical bird with fantastical powers, and learn one of the basic lessons of stories – risks must be taken.
This short story is part of The Firebird Chronicles, alongside the full-length books Rise of the Shadow Stealers (2013), The Nemesis Charm (2016) and Through the Uncrossable Boundary (2018).
“Echoes of C.S. Lewis…a thoroughly absorbing read” John Packer, Bishop of Ripon and Leeds (2000–2014)
