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DarkIsle Trilogy
Series · 3 books · 2007-2014

Books in series

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#1

DarkIsle

2007

IT’S A MAGICAL world if you know where to look... For 10-year-old Morag, that magical world is no farther than the cellar of her cruel foster parents’ home. That’s where she’s shocked to meet Aldiss, a talking rat, and his resourceful companion, Bertie the dodo bird. Morag jumps at the chance to escape a life of drudgery and join them on their quest to save their homeland from an evil warlock named Devlish, who is intent on destroying it. But first, Bertie and Aldiss will need to stop bickering long enough to free the only guide who knows where to find Shona, a dragon who’s been turned to stone. Together, these four friends begin their journey to a mysterious island beyond the horizon, where danger and glory await—along with clues to the disappearance of Morag’s parents, whose destiny seems somehow linked to her own.
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#2

Resurrection

2010

The 2nd book in the DarkIsle trilogy. Two months after she saved The Eye of Lornish, Morag is adjusting to life in the secret northern kingdom of Marnoch Mor. But dark dreams are troubling her and a spate of unexplained events prove that even with the protection of her friends—Shona the dragon, Bertie the dodo and Aldiss the rat—Morag is still not safe from harm… The 1st book (DarkIsle) WON the 2008 Scottish Children’s Book Awards.
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#3

The Final Battle

2014

All seems well in Marnoch Mor. Bertie the dodo, Aldis the rat and Shona the dragon are looking forward to a relaxing Christmas. However, Morag is having bad dreams -an old enemy is trying to reach her. And when another former foe turns up on her doorstep it is clear something is badly wrong. Morag and her friends are soon forced to try and stand up to a powerful new threat, one more terrifying than they have ever encountered before. The battle for the DarkIsle of Murst must be wonor Marnoch Mor itself will be lost.

Author

D.A. Nelson
Author · 6 books

www.danelsonauthor.com Hellow! My name is Dawn and I'm an award winning writer of both books for adults and children. I live near Loch Lomond on the west coast of central Scotland. Being Scottish, you'll find many of my books have links to or are set in Scotland, although there are a number of other, more exotic (and less cold and wet ;-) ) settings too! For adults, there's my two novels, Greed and Envy, which are part of the brand new Sisters of Sin series coming out this summer 2022. I've also written two of the Nina Esposito adventure romance series (Dusting Down Alcudia, is now available as an e-book, paperback and large print; the sequel, The Jacobite's Share are also available in the same formats) and my standalone dark comedy, Everything She Wants. For kids, there's my award winning fantasy series, DarkIsle (consisting of DarkIsle, DarkIsle: Resurrection and DarkIsle: The Final Battle) plus by non fiction title, A Children's History of Glasgow. Find out more about me, my life, my loves, my hates and, more importantly, my books on my website: www.danelsonauthor.com I love to hear from my fans, so drop me an email or contact me via: Email: dawn@danelsonauthor.com Twitter: @danelsonauthor Facebook: www.facebook.com/authordanelson/ Goodreads: D A Nelson Instagram: danelsonauthor Look forward to hearing from you! Dawn

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