Sarah Halswell

The Tower: Night of the Waterbornes Sarah Halswell

A druid and his son know England is somehow under threat and find the most unlikely hero in the White Tower at the Tower of London - a polecat called Cedric, locked into a dark secret reaching back to when the Tower was built. A vile enemy manifests itself in the shape of vicious water nymphs from Greek mythology, bent on swamping England until no land exists in order to fulfill their own foul destiny. With the reward of the famous English Crown Jewels, a historian aids the evil water nymphs who embark on a sustained attack on the Tower and who leverage the famous raven legend to achieve their goal. Forced to embark on a series of terrifying mythically-themed battles with some unlikely contributors, the little polecat calls upon his friends, heraldic charges, the ravens and the ghosts of the Tower to try to save England from disappearing underwater foreve. 'The Night of the Waterbornes is the first of an epic fantasy series that has the potential to do the same for heraldic creatures as the Harry Potter books did for wands and wizardry. Coats of arms springing to life, Greek mythology and druids - it's got everything.' Dr Trevor Davis, Futurist and Expert on Consummate Trends at IBM.