Hunted [Paperback]

Hunted is an extraordinary second novel by N M Browne ... a fascintating and unusual fantasy, which keeps the reader guessing at the outcome until the final chapter Financial Times Intriguing storytelling and a fascinating fantasy world are built up in earthy detail Books For Keeps A challenging, intelligent piece Books Magazine

Karen Fox is attacked on her way home from school and left in a coma by her attackers. While she lies in her hospital bed an extraordinary thing happens - her spirit journeys to another world. In this parallel world Karen inhabits the body of a fox and becomes the guide to a young man called Mowl who is caught up in a complex and dangerous mix of politics and religion. A world in which old feuds are long fought over and not easily settled. And Mowl is caught up in this intrigue far more extensively than he could possibly imagine. In this world tribal allegiances hold great power, and religion, politics and old beliefs are in conflict. It is not easy to be neutral. But time is against both Karen and Mowl and their desperate attempts to survive are fought out against the knowledge that animal guides have a very short time to exist. Will Karen the fox survive? Meanwhile Karen Fox's grandmother keeps a 24 hour vigil by her bed holding her hand and willing her to come back. But will she, can she, recover from her coma?

In this remarkable and unusual book N M Browne has created a universe in which secrets lie buried just waiting to be uncovered and ancient feuds need to be resolved, paralleling Karen’s life in contemporary Britain and the vigil around her hospital bed. By the highly acclaimed author of WARRIORS OF ALVANA this novel is brilliant fantasy compellingly told. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

N. M. Browne lives in London where she works full time as an author. Her other books for Bloomsbury include WARRIORS OF ALAVNA, WARRIORS OF CAMLANN, BASILISK and the very successful early readers CRAZY GANG.