When a badger steps out of a hedgerow and speaks to her, an astonished Rosetta knows something is very wrong in the valley.

Before long, old magic awakes and oozes from every corner. In the exclusive school that sits on the towering rock of Oldmere Knoll an atmosphere of fear drifts through the corridors. Reluctantly Rosetta must, with an ill-assorted band of friends, set out to solve the puzzle of Oldmere Vale. This is a journey that takes her from ancient mysteries to a very real threat to herself and those she loves.

The Venomous Knife of Iona Skane is the first book in a low fantasy series where Celtic magic explodes into the vividly depicted mythic landscape of the the Welsh Borders.

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