By Kate Thompson (author)
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In this sequel to The New Policeman, a visit to Tír na n’ Óg becomes a necessity after J J Liddy’s daughter meets a ghost guarding the beacon. There’s something frightening at hand which threatens the whole human race and JJ knows that help can only come from one place - Tír na n’ Óg.
JJ needs Aengus Og and his fairy kin but will they come to the rescue? Kate Thompson’s trilogy continues to infuse real life with a delicious touch of magic in a powerful story about human survival.
The New policeman trilogy:
1. The New Policeman
2. The Last of the High Kings
3. The White Horse Trick
In this sequel to the multi-award-winningThe New Policeman, the next generation of Liddys are living in the old family home. Given JJ's links to Aengus ?g and his fairy kin, it is perhaps not surprising that his children are somewhat eccentric, especially his eleven-year-old daughter, Jenny. She forgets to go to school, can't bear to wear shoes, and spends most of her time up in the hills, talking to someone who isn't there.
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Or perhaps there is someone there, after all. Someone who has more significance for JJ and the rest of the human race than anyone else realises.
Kate Thompson is one of the most exciting authors writing for young people today for she is a born storyteller, is highly original and thought-provoking in her ideas. She has travelled widely in the USA and India and studied law in London. After living in County Clare, she moved to Kinvara in County Galway and there, three years ago, she discovered her passion for playing the fiddle. She is now an accomplished player and also has a great interest in restoring instruments. Kate Thompson has won the Children’s Books Ireland Bisto Book of the Year award three times – in 2002 for The Beguilers, in 2003 for The Alchemist’s Apprentice and in 2004 for Annan Water. The New Policeman won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and the Whitbread Book Award Children’s category in 2005. Image Copyright © 2005 Random House Publishers
In this sequel to the multi-award-winningThe New Policeman, the next generation of Liddys are living in the old family home. Given JJ's links to Aengus ?g and his fairy kin, it is perhaps not surprising that his children are somewhat eccentric, especially his eleven-year-old daughter, Jenny.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Last of the High Kings and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-14 years old
The Last of the High Kings features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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The Last of the High Kings was written by Kate Thompson and published by Liminal Books
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