The Harvest Tide Project

By Oisín McGann


The Harvest Tide Project
Online price: £6.99
Paperback, 320 pages
Published: 1st September 2004

Category: Fiction 13+
Reading age, years: From 12

Taya and Lorkrin are Myunans – shape-changers who can sculpt their flesh like modelling clay. They accidentally release Shessil Groach, a timid botanist working in captivity on the top-secret Harvest Tide Project. A massive manhunt is launched by the sinister Noranian Empire, which will stop at nothing to protect its Project.With the help of a scent-seller, a barbarian mapmaker and their uncle Emos, the teenagers and Groach keep one step ahead of the Noranians, while they try to find a way to sabotage the Harvest Tide Project and avert the disaster it will unleash.

'Unexplained death and secret projects; kidnapping, murder and conspiracy. It all sounds a lot like the X-Files, but this is not Washington DC, but a fantasy world where the sea is formed not of water, but of a heavy, suffocating gas. An involving little fantasy in a world of monsters, diesel engines and shapeshifters. If the writing does not attain the heady heights, it is of a standard with JK Rowling and the story and setting are original and intriguing. The shapeshifting abilities of the central characters are truly unique; instead of merely changing form, the Myunan actually sculpt their flesh using tools.

The Harvest Tide Project is an entertaining fantasy for the Harry Potter set. It is a very different kind of fantasy novel, but pitched for the same age range and reading ability.' - www.writeaway.org.uk

'An action-packed series of entrapments and escapes, successes and setbacks ... populated by a seemingly endless cast of divertingly weird creatures.' - Books Ireland

'Original, exciting and richly imaginative, a refreshing departure from the beaten track of mainstream fantasy' - Publishing News

'I would definitely recommend this book to other readers, as it is a spectacular tale, full of adventure and magic. Because of its fast-moving plot and straightforward style, I think this book is suitable for 10 to 15 year olds. - Evening Echo

'some wonderfully weird secondary characters.' - Irish Times

'Depicts .. The world of Braskia, where shape-changing teenage heroes get embroiled in a variets of adventures. The substantial plot involves a number of strands, and there's a crucial science fiction dimension. Its humour will appeal to boy readers particularly.' - Sunday Independent

'One of those rare gems that are perfect for every age group.' - Evening Echo



Publication Details:

Binding: Paperback, 320 pages
ISBN: 9780862788346
Format: 196mm x 130mm

BIC Code: YFB
BISAC Code:  JUV000000
Imprint: O'Brien Press


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