Dreamstalkers: The Night Train: Spellbinding fantasy adventure book from the author of The Huntress trilogy, new for 2024 and perfect for 8-12 readers (Dreamstalkers, Book 1)

The first novel in a spellbinding new fantasy adventure series from the author of The Huntress trilogy. Perfect for readers 8-12 and fans of Philip Pullman, Abi Elphinstone and Katherine Rundell. Everything changed the day the dreams disappeared… and the nightmares came. Twelve-year-old Bea lives with her mother Ula and her owl Pip in a cottage on the wild moors. Since the day the dreams disappeared, and an affliction of nightmares began sweeping across the lands, everyone is leaving and their settlement is being abandoned. But when Ula grows sick with the affliction, she won’t leave – and she’s keeping a secret from Bea. Just as Bea begins to despair, the mysterious Night Train steams across the moors, bringing a stranger who offers her the chance to save her mother. Bea is flung into a faraway adventure in the world of the Dreamstalkers, skilled warriors and performers who must go to work each night inside the dreams of the powerful. But the nightmares are following close behind. It’s time to board the Night Train and dive into an epic, magical adventure in the world of the Dreamstalkers. (But beware the nightmares…) 'A glorious world, a wild adventure and a fierce heroine. I can't stop thinking about this book!' – Robin Stevens on The Huntress: Sea ‘A new book by Sarah Driver is always something special – this does not disappoint. Vivid storytelling full of magic and sparkle from one of my favourite authors.’ Jasbinder Bilan, Costa award-winning author of Asha and the Spirit Bird on Once We Were Witches In this riveting tale of adolescence, Sarah Driver masterfully weaves a narrative that is as much about the monsters that lurk in our dreams as it is about the trials of growing up. The young adult fiction genre is given a fresh, new perspective as the protagonist, Bea, navigates through a world filled with action, social themes, and the complexities of family dynamics. For fans of Katherine Rundell (The Wolf Wilder), Robin Stevens (Death Sets Sail), Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Leila and the Blue Fox), Christopher Edge (The Longest Night of Charlie Noon), and Tamzin Merchant (The Hatmakers). HarperCollins 2024