Candle-Iron

Castle Torm is under siege, its inhabitants held by a powerful spellbinder determined to gain control of the castle.
Allyso, the young heir, is determined to erase the damage her uncle’s generosity and hospitality caused when he let the spellbinder through the castle gates. To do so she must pursue a legend, the Master of Time, a man whose power could turn back the clock and save her people.
Escaping from the castle through a small, secret passageway, Allyso begins her search for an elusive myth through a countryside beset by troubles as the Tenth Castle, a mysterious and dangerous faction, begins to expand and consolidate its power.
Allyso must trust her instincts, and follow her heart in order to save herself, and her people, from complete destruction.
*Winner, Best Long Fiction – Childrens Aurealis Awards, 2001.
Ages 10+