The Goblyn Wood Adventures

Are you ready to enter Goblyn Wood..?

Hazel has always known she was different, but she doesn’t know where she came from. When her best friend Pete is kidnapped by strange creatures, she must gather her courage and enter Goblyn Wood, a forest inhabited by fairies. But their magic is being drained away, and Hazel soon realises that her own power is the key to saving both Pete and her new friends. Embarking on an epic journey of discovery, can Hazel restore the balance of the fairy realm?

‘A magical, fairy-filled adventure with a twisty plot and a main character you’ll adore’ A.F. Steadman, author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief.

‘An absolutely sparkling adventure. The perfect book to curl up with as we’re stepping into autumn’ Alex Foulkes, author of Rules for Vampires

‘All the way through I was reminded of the old fairy tales that I so loved, as well as Dickens and Tolkien, to Peter Pan and the Pied Piper. A fabulously rich adventure into a magical landscape, with that most important theme of all: believing in ourselves and the potential we hold’ Sarah Lean, author of A Dog called Homeless

‘Into Goblyn Wood gives readers a wonderful world to lose themselves inside, and to keep daydreaming about for a long time afterwards! Anna Kemp has created something very special’, Sylvia Bishop, author of On Silver Tides

‘Unpredictable, perfectly paced and totally gripping… This is a truly brilliant book – fantasy at its finest’, Netgalley

‘Exudes the magic of nature… alive with compelling characters … sure to enchant’ LoveReading 4 Kids, Book of the Month.

The Books

Into Goblyn Wood

Hazel has always known she was different, but she doesn’t know where she came from. When her best friend Pete is kidnapped by strange creatures, …

The Hollow Hills

When Hazel ventured into Goblyn Wood, she discovered that she was part fairy, and that the mysterious Fae were stealing magic. On a mission to …

The Howling Mountain

The epic conclusion to the Goblyn Wood Trilogy! Emmett Verne’s plot to steal life-giving Ley is more monstrous than Hazel could ever have imagined – …

The Folk of Goblyn Wood

The Wild Children

Runaways from towns and villages who live in treetop dens in the heart of the forest. These children are human (or clayfeet as the fairies like to call us).

Seelies

Fairy merchants and craftsmen who live deep in the root systems of our woods and forests. Sometimes friendly, often quarrelsome.

Druics

Fairy musicians and storytellers that have no fixed abode but travel from place to place. Prone to squabbling with their Seely neighbours.

Arboreans

An aristocratic breed of fairy warrior and henchmen of the powerful Fae. Feared by Seelies and Druics alike.

The Fae

The most elusive of our native fairies and certainly the most dangerous. Some fairy folk regard the Fae as their natural rulers, others see them as their cruel oppressors. They dwell in a hollow hill known as the Knoll.

Slipskins

Half human – half fairy, slipskins are born with the power to take the shape of any living creature. Mercilessly hunted by the Fae, slipskins are now extremely rare. There is only one known surviving slipskin. Her name is Hazel Quince.

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Fairies from Folklore

The Goblyn Wood Adventures is inspired by old folktales and fairy stories. In these stories fairies are not the sparkly wingy-thingies we know today but earthy, powerful creatures who were greatly feared. Watch these videos for an introduction to five different kinds of fairy from old British folklore. Some are friendly… some are not!