The launch of a major anthropomorphic fantasy trilogy - a thrilling Watership Down for crows, by a lyrical new voice in children's fiction. It's springtime - hundreds of Crows set out on their yearly migration and converge at the Gathering Tree. This sacred Gathering is an opportunity for the six crow Clans of the Family Kinaar to assemble, to make decisions and to celebrate being together. But when young blood is lost, sacred laws are tested as an illegalMob seeks revenge on a cat, and a schism threatens the unity of the flock. The Family's situation is made yet more precarious when a severe blizzard hits and the Crows are faced with the dilemma of where to find shelter. Breaking age-old decrees abd working together may offer their only chance of survival...
