Thunder Oak
Long ago, long before Sylver the weasel was born, the humans all left Welkin. Now life for a weasel - under the heavy paw of the vicious stoat rulers - is pretty miserable (unless you happen to be a weasel who likes living in a hovel and toiling all hours for the benefit of the stoats).
It's certainly not enough for Sylver. Or for his small band of outlaws, both jacks and jills. But slingshots and darts can only do so much against heavily-armed stoats and life as an outlaw has a fairly limited future (probably a painful one, too). That's when Sylver comes up with his plan - a heroic plan that could destroy the stoats' reign of power for ever. He will find the humans, and bring them back to Welkin! And the first step is to follow up a clue from the past - a clue that lies in a place known as Thunder Oak...
About the Welkin Weasels Series
Books in series order
- 1.Thunder Oak(1997)
- 2.Castle Storm(1998)
- 3.Windjammer Run(1999)
- 4.Gaslight Geezers(2001)
- 5.Vampire Voles(2002)
- 6.Heastward Ho!(2003)
Reading age: 10+ years
This series should be read in order.
Welkin Weasels is a series divided into two trilogies. The first three books follow the adventures of Sylver the weasel and his small band of outlaws, both jacks and jills. Long ago, before they were born, all the humans left Welkin and the weasels now live a miserable life, under the heavy paw of vicious stoat rulers. Syler and his intrepid company of weasels, set off on a quest to find the humans who abandoned the land many years ago and bring them back to Welkin. Their journey take them through a myriad adventures. A highly inventive and funny animal fantasy set in a land where humans have vanished, leaving the realm in the paws of the animals...
The second trilogy starts with Gaslight Geezers, and these three books can be read independently of the first three. Set in Victorian times, a famous weasel detective, named Montagu Silver, investigates mysteries from his home in Breadoven Street.
Note: Readers who enjoy this series are likely to enjoy the Redwall series.