Zillah is a Child of the Sixth Dawn but she has stumbled on the fraudulent basis of the cults claims. So when they are all ordered to commit suicide, Zillah contrives to survive. But the leader lso survives and he must prevent Zillah from revealing what she knows. Meanwhile Adam, brought up by the religious order The Temple, discovers his long-last father very ill in hospital. His father's few possessions include a collection of letters and documents wich reveal an extraordinary history of occult practice. And he realises that the Temple want him and his father out of the way. This absorbing and complex novel is a masterpiece of suspense by a highly successful and acclaimed author of "Witch Girl", "Pirates" and "The Wish House".
Celia Rees was born in Solihull, West Midlands, UK. She studied History and Politics at Warwick University and then went on to teach English in city comprehensive schools for seventeen years. She now divides her time between writing, talking to readers in schools and libraries, and teaching creative writing.
She has written many books for older children and teenagers, and has become a leading writer for Young Adults with an international reputation. Her books have been translated into 28 languages and she has been short listed for the Guardian, Whitbread and W.H. Smith Children's Book Awards, as well as numerous regional awards in the UK and America. Witch Child won the prestigious Prix Sorcières in France in 2003, and the Di Cento Prize in Italy, 2001. Her latest book, The Fool's Girl, publishes in the U.S. in July, 2010
Celia lives in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, with her husband, Terry. Her daughter, Catrin, now lives and works in London.
To learn more about Celia and her books, visit her website at: www.celiarees.com
