Synopsis:
Who are the Sentinels?
They’re everywhere, but you've never seen them. The Sentinels are the world’s best-kept secret, but that secret’s about to come out… Are you ready for it?
A dark fantasy series set in Cambridge, Sentinel is the first instalment in the thrilling Sentinel Trilogy, which takes place in a world that everybody knows, but few would recognise. Who are the Sentinels? Who is the mysterious godmother? And why does fifteen-year-old Nicholas Hallow seem to be able to sense things that others can’t? Filled with action and mystery, Sentinel takes the reader on a whirlwind adventure with unconventional heroes and a little bit of magic.
They’re everywhere, but you've never seen them. The Sentinels are the world’s best-kept secret, but that secret’s about to come out… Are you ready for it?
A dark fantasy series set in Cambridge, Sentinel is the first instalment in the thrilling Sentinel Trilogy, which takes place in a world that everybody knows, but few would recognise. Who are the Sentinels? Who is the mysterious godmother? And why does fifteen-year-old Nicholas Hallow seem to be able to sense things that others can’t? Filled with action and mystery, Sentinel takes the reader on a whirlwind adventure with unconventional heroes and a little bit of magic.
The first ever young adult fantasy novel to be set in the
historic city of Cambridge is now available!
Sentinel is the first instalment in an exciting trilogy,
written by debut author Joshua Winning. Joshua, 29, says: "It’s always surprised
me that nobody has set a fantasy series in Cambridge before, as it’s the perfect
setting for fantasy. There’s this incredible sense of time and history there;
you really believe that anything could happen."
Joshua adds: "Authors often talk about settings in their
books being just another character, and that’s definitely true of
Sentinel. Cambridge is essential to Sentinel. It’s a city that
has moods – it broods in the rain and beams in the sunshine – and it reflects
the moods of the characters."
Sentinel sees the historic city beset by uncommon
levels of tragedy: a train crash, a brutal attack on an innocent man, and a
break-in at the Fitzwilliam Museum, which leads to another man’s death.
Meanwhile, beneath the city, in a dank subterranean tomb, a red-haired woman
conspires with an ancient deity. As the city is gripped in an unseasonably icy
embrace, seventy-one-year-old Sam Wilkins and fifteen-year-old Nicholas Hallow
embark on a treacherous journey together. But most mysterious of all is the
question of who, or what, are the Sentinels?
A gripping story of grief and hope, Sentinel takes
place in a world that everybody knows, but few would recognise.
“There’s just something about adding a layer of fantasy to a
grounded, reality-based story,” says Joshua. “If you removed the fantasy
elements from Sentinel, hopefully you would still have a gripping story about a
boy who’s just lost his parents. That was my aim: to find the fantastical in the
everyday and to use fantasy to magnify very real emotion."
Filled with action and mystery, Sentinel takes the reader on a whirlwind adventure with unconventional heroes and a little bit of magic. The book was released in iBook and Kindle format on Wednesday 1st May 2013.
Filled with action and mystery, Sentinel takes the reader on a whirlwind adventure with unconventional heroes and a little bit of magic. The book was released in iBook and Kindle format on Wednesday 1st May 2013.
About The Author:
Joshua, who was born in Cambridge and then later studied film
in the city, is a frequent contributor to magazines including Total
Film and Little White Lies. Sentinel marks a long-planned
move into fiction. “I've always loved fantasy - I grew up reading Roald Dahl and
Robin Jarvis, and obsessively watching Labyrinth,” says the author of
his influences.
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