Whisperer
Griff is an ordinary boy, working at a circus – but he has an extraordinary ability. He can receive people’s thoughts, although in an unfocussed way. When the circus master decides to exploit this talent, disaster ensues. Griff decides to escape, taking fellow circus member Tess and her magical creatures with him. Meanwhile Griff is hearing a cry for help from Lute, the Crown Prince of the realm, under attack from his uncle Janko, who wants to rule in his stead. Escaping from Janko’s clutches, Lute encounters Bitter Olof, a bandit with a long history, and Calico Grace, captain of the pirate ship Silver Wind. With allies both magical and human, Griff and Lute must reclaim their inheritance and discover the truth behind their mysterious communication.
My Year 5 class are reading The Whisperer and are becoming enthralled in the story. The rich vocabulary is painting beautiful pictures within the childrens minds.
Reading this to my 6 and 7 year old at the moment. We are almost 3/4 of the way through. They don’t want me to stop reading it to them (I do read it at bedtime). I must admit that I am enjoying it as much as they are. Thankyou Fiona
Dear Fiona,
I have read to my two daughters almost every night of their lives (even when they were babies). My eldest is now 12. We have many books in our collection as you could imagine. I am always on the lookout for the next book to read to them. Recently, The Whisperer “whispered” to me at our local bookstore and I snapped it up, very excited to get the girls ready for bed that night so we could start reading it. We found our imaginations swept away to Drestonia in an instant!! What a wonderful book Fiona – thank you so much. Just last week I found myself again browsing the bookshop struggling to find something suitable. I saw your name and the word Rumpelgeist was written in a similar way to The Whisperer. Could it be??? A sequel!!! We are only a few chapters into the story and already I am seeing the girls getting themselves ready for bed earlier just in case I might say there’s enough time to read more than one chapter! Thank you again for feeding my daughters imaginations (and my own!) – this time we share together is really special to us all.
hi Fiona im 11 turning 12 in december im reading the whisperer and im almost half way through im wraped up in it and love it it has reached the top of my chart and cant stop reading it i would love to read more of your books because i have not finshed but you are my favorite auther
because i love magical creatures and adventures thank you that you made that book.
Hi Fiona,
The year 5&6 children at my school have just finished reading the Whisperer. They would like to know if you are planning a sequel looking at the adventures of Bitter Olof and Calico Grace on their search for the Witch Grevilia?