Castle Storm
Sylver is on a quest to find the humans who abandoned Welkin many years ago and bring them back. With his small company of weasels, he journeys south, through myriad adventures, in search of an ancient castle wherein lies the clue he seeks - Castle Storm. Meanwhile, Welkin itself is under threat, as thousands of rats are pouring down from their marshland home to seize power from the stoats.
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.