Welcome to Tildy Silverleaf and The Starfall Omen a fantasy novel for YA fans looking for a series to bridge between Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings. Don your travelling cloak, shoulder your backpack, and grab your favorite walking stick as we join Tildy – a neurodiverse teenage girl who can’t control her shapeshifting abilities – on her first adventure.
In this epic fantasy filled with world building, wondrous peoples, and a whimsical mix of monsters and magic, our hero Tildy learns to control her abilities, while figuring out how to navigate new friendships, manage her own neurodiversity, and support loved ones suffering depression.
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The Children’s Gifts: In which the dark god sets a plan in motion by bestowing terrible gifts upon infant twins. The girl who becomes Tildy will never be the same.
Spring in Dappledown: In which we meet Tildy and her adoptive mother, and we explore the Garden of Dappledown at the heart of a haunted forest.
Flowers and Dew and Something New: In which Tildy visits the place were she was found as an abandoned infant after her covert caravan was attacked.
Healing Day: In which the region celebrates Healing Day with a faire and market. And Tildy accidentally poisons herself.
The Crofter’s Tale: In which Tildy learns about a darker and more dangerous side of her adoptive mother, the witch.
Reap And Sow: Something is very wrong, and the cause lies at the center of a forest glade that should not be.
Going, Going, Gone: When something bad happens, you can accept your failure or try to make it right.
The Starfall Omen: In which several revelations occur: some heartening, some terrifying.
The Fate Of Grey’therton: In which their quarry’s trail leads them to an impoverished village on the Eastwen Road.
The Miller’s Son: Tildy and the witch meet a boy who survived an attack on his village and might aid them on their quest.
Greywether Dawn: In the lands of Marklin’s forebears, our heroes finally face their quarry.
Licking Wounds: In which our heroes meet others hoping to clear their land of evils.
Stories and Fears: In which the witch tells a story, which thrills their new traveling companions.
The Dryad Priestess: In which Tildy finds an ally and an enemy.
A Dream of Memory: A new version of a story Tildy’s known her entire life
A Knot of Troubles: Our heroes finally face an evil that’s been haunting their steps.
Charming Treasures: In which Tildy makes a valuable discovery.
Valley of the Last Shard: In which our companions realize they are in gave danger and very far from home.
The Obsequiant: In which our companions learn their thoughts might not be safe.
The Flower Amongst the Stone: In which Baroness Stoneward welcomes them and shares news good and bad.
The Darkness of the First Night: In which Tildy learns some disquieting things about their sanctuary and herself.
Life in Southershard: Just another day in a castle. Then Tildy discovers a room that could be her second-favorite place in the world.
The Bonds of Trust: In which Tildy strengthens two relationships and hurts another.
Ch 23: The Poison Garden
Ch 24: Peas in a Pod
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This page has the following sub pages.
- Prologue: The Children’s Gifts
- Chapter One – Spring in Dappledown
- Chapter Two – Flowers and Dew and Something New
- Chapter Three – Healing Day
- Chapter Four – The Crofter’s Tale
- Chapter Five – Reap And Sow
- Chapter Six – Going, Going, Gone
- Chapter Seven – The Starfall Omen
- Chapter Eight – The Fate Of Grey’therton
- Chapter Nine – The Miller’s Son
- Chapter Ten – Greywether Dawn
- Chapter Eleven – Licking Wounds
- Chapter Twelve – Stories and Fears
- Chapter Thirteen – The Dryad Priestess
- Chapter Fourteen – A Dream Of Memory
- Chapter Fifteen – A Knot Of Troubles
- Chapter Sixteen – Charming Treasures
- Chapter Seventeen – Valley Of The Last Shard
- Chapter Eighteen – The Obsequiant
- Chapter Nineteen – The Flower Amongst The Stone
- Chapter Twenty – The Darkness Of The First Night
- Chapter Twenty-One – Life In Southershard
- Chapter Twenty-Two – The Bonds of Trust
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