When the Shimmer, a part of the stone of creation, is stolen from his village, Grieve knows there's only one set of creatures insane enough to try and use it - the fairies. As vicious as the rear-end of a wasp and completely power-mad, fairies have only one ambition - take over the Worlds, and look glorious while doing it.
Colin is just a normal boy, leading a pretty normal life - until now. When Grieve appears in his bedroom asking for his help, everything Colin thought he believed in is turned upside down. Now he is on a madcap adventure, accompanied by Pod, a talking possum; Derry, the tracker gnome; and Friendly, Grieve's trouble-prone brother, with only one thought in his mind: forget everything you thought you knew about fairy tales... Kathryn Deans has been writing since parchment was invented, trying her hand at various genres but focusing mainly on children's literature, which she loves. She loves reading just about as much as she loves writing. She also likes loud music, watching DVDs with the family and going out for coffee. She does not like mowing the grass, Monday mornings or commercials on the telly. Kathryn grew up in the Dandenong Ranges, about 30 kilometres outside Melbourne and lives there now with her partner, children and pets.
