The Weave
Leave a little light behind
Readers become part of the world. Add your star and show where Galwyn’s Locket has travelled.
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Middle-grade fantasy · Ages 8–12
Enter Arkona
Forgotten magic is stirring. Follow the paths, trace the stars, and discover what waits beyond the Pillar of Fayre.
Spellweaver
What would the Weave answer in you?
Galwyn teaches that every Spellweaver must find their own way into the Weave. Follow your instincts through twelve small lessons.
Bestiary
Creatures & companions
Fairies, imps, sprites, familiars, dragons and other creatures linger in the older stories of Arkona and beyond.
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The book
When forgotten magic stirs
When Lilly, a linenmaid, witnesses real magic for the first time, something within her stirs. Her ordinary life unravels as she’s swept into a struggle that threatens all who would wield the Weave.
A chance encounter with the Crownwarden of Arkona sets her on a path that leads beyond the Pillar of Fayre and into a realm shaped by ancient magic. Guided by unlikely companions, Lilly is drawn into a search for a locket that may shape her future.
But as wonder gives way to danger, she begins to see that every thread of magic is tied to choice, and every act of courage leaves its mark.
Paperback5 × 8 in · 172 pages
978-1-0675504-0-0Hardcover6 × 9 in · 138 pages
978-1-0675504-1-7eBookEPUB / Kindle / library eBook
978-1-0675504-2-4
Libraries & booksellers: print editions are available to order through Ingram. The eBook is available through library channels including OverDrive. Use the ISBNs above when ordering.
The World
The Kingdom of Arkona
Explore Arkona through its roads, borders and places of consequence.
Kingdom of Arkona
Arkona Map
Choose a marked place to reveal a spoiler-light field note.
The Weave
The Star Map
See where readers have joined the Weave around our world. Each star represents a reader at city or general-region level — never a home address.
Bestiary
Creatures & companions
Select a creature to open its field entry. These notes keep to old lore and the wider world rather than revealing the story.
Field entry
Fairy
Winged and bright, fairies are nimble folk of glamour and sudden mood, often drawn to moonlight, music, and old promises.
Reviews
What readers are saying
“A riveting narrative that young fantasy and adventure fans will thoroughly enjoy.”
Essien Asian · Readers’ Favorite
Read the 5-star review →“The world was well built and nicely set up… It was perfectly done.”
Ariel · The Bibliophile’s Bookshelf
Read the 4.5-star review →
In the wild
Press & discovery
StratfordToday
Daddy/daughter duo team up to create Galwyn’s Locket
Feature · April 2026
Stratford Beacon Herald
Local father-daughter book feature
Feature · April 2026
CJCS / MyStratfordNow
Iain & Sophie talk about writing Galwyn’s Locket
Radio interview · April 2026
Stratford Times
Father and daughter bring their imagined world to print
Print feature · May 22, 2026