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The moon was being devoured.

Estranged from birth and raised on tales of the great mountain castle of Idrith-Core, where her distant father serves as Lord Commander and confidante of the King, Aledra Jewel-Wing was now going there to court.

As one of the Drakkoni, a race of powerful shape-shifters and conquerors of a wild land, she joins her stepmother at the festival for all peoples. But when in attempting to save a life, Aledra shifts into her Drakkoni Secondskin – her beautiful soul-double: a fearsome creature with flaming breath – she breaks an ancient oath, and the tremulous peace between the Drakkoni and Esrans is shattered.

Branded a fugitive, hunted by her father, and aided in escape by the master-mancer who raised her, Aledra begins a journey for survival across a war-torn continent.

Thrapston Art Festival

June 2019

Sue had a lovely time at Thrapston Library as part of the Thrapston Arts Festival. Sue says "Delighted to meet such enthusiastic people and sign books."

Writing Tip

Sue says 'When inspiration is needed, roll out the notebooks, coloured pencils and chocolate peanuts!'

WIP Research

February 2019

Just Be a Child

Sue supports Just Be a Child, a charity that inspires and supports Kenyan children to read. The charity is looking for writers to donate books so please click the logo to take a look at their website if you can help.

On Writing

Advice for New Writers

People often ask me for tips about writing and how to get published. So here are some thoughts on the subject. I hope you find them useful and constructive.

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I have been disappointed by some books about the Faery Realm in the past that just haven't quite delivered. Thankfully, "We Other" delivers by the bucket-load! Sue Bentley's writing is dark and atmospheric, and a hint of menace drips through it. These are most definitely not the faeries of the Disney or Flower Fairy variety. They are cruel, and unpredictable, and filled with a dark malevolence. The descriptions in the book are so vivid that I became totally immersed in what I was reading, and could picture the settings as clearly as the back of my own hand.

Amazon – 5 stars

Where do I begin with such a wonderful novel! We other is a dark fairytale mixed with modern day life. The storyline is fast paced and reeled me in from the first chapter. The story switches from a few different character perspectives. Jess the main character, has a troubled life with an alcoholic mother, my heart ached for her and the situation she's in. Jess has an inner strength and a hidden secret that even she isn't aware of... We other is an epic read, it deals with gritty issues from the modern day world intertwined with a dark magical element. I could not put this book down. This is the perfect book to get lost in but be warned, it is addictive!

Amazon – 5 stars