Deep in the Dorset country-side a peace-loving community of Red squirrels flee from the relentless menace of the Silver Tide - the Grey squirrels who, with their knowledge of numbers and the control of the Stone Force, are colonizing the country. But Marguerite the Bright One, Oak the Cautious, Tamarisk the Tactless and the other Reds have their own resources. Marguerite finds that shtoo can aquire mastery over numbers... and over the mysterious Woodstock. If you liked the rabbits of Watership Down, the moles of Duncton Wood and the badgers of The Cold Moon, you will love the squirrels of The Silver Tide.

A spellbinding story to rival Watership Down or Duncton Wood, The Second Wave is packed full of adventure, intrigue and heroism in this triumphant follow up to Michael Tod’s first book, The Silver Tide. The Red squirrels are at risk. A pine marten is at large, bringing fear into the heart of every squirrel. But there is a more subtle and dangerous threat – from one of their own kind. Crag the Zealot has brought his family from the Isle of Portland to promote his loveless creed. His harsh ideas are bewildering to the friendly and peace-loving Reds he encounters, but Crag finds converts in a newly arrived group of Grey squirrels. And the consequences are disastrous for Reds and Greys alike...

The dazzling finale to The Woodstock Saga. If harmony is to be restored in Ourland, the Reds must draw upon all their resources and loyalties, calling on help from unexpected quarters including the dolphins and mute swans. Ourland seems to be a perfect haven. Here at last, the Red squirrels can live at peace and without fear of natural predators and, after the Grey Death wiped out so many of the Greys on the mainland, the survivors are beginning to learn the ways of the Reds. That is, until the old Grey Lord Malachite determines to fulfil the ambition of his youth and rule in the old way from the Oval Drey. Only by taking great risks and some heartwrenching losses, and with the power of the Woodstock on their side, can the Reds hope to fend off Malachite’s hordes of attacking Greys.