Tide Magic: The Many Faces of Ista Flit

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Meet Ista Flit. Daughter. Face-changer. Thief . . . Amongst the cobbled streets and misty alleyways of Shelwich, magic rises and falls with the Tide. When the Tide is out, the magic ebbs to a low murmur. When the Tide is in, the magic is highÑand Tide-blessings are at their strongest. For most people, the Tide-blessing they are born with is nothing more than a simple party trickÑeyes that change colour, or the ability to recite a poem backwards. Some, though, are blessed with more powerful gifts. Telepathy. Flight. Or, in the case of Ista Flit, being able to transform to look like someone else. Anyone else... Ista has come to Shelwich in search of her missing father, and she'll do anything to find him - even work for Shelwich's most notorious thief. Then she meets Nat and Ruby, both struggling with their own search- Nat for his little brother, Ravi, and Ruby for her sister Saf. As more strange disappearances send shockwaves through the town, they must form a tentative friendship and draw on all the Tidemagic they can to unravel a mystery that leads to an old, abandoned theatre, and to the ancient caves beneath Shelwich. But what they find there will be far more than they have bargained for...

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Author:
Clare Harlow
lllustrator:
Karl James Mountford

Reviews

  • 4
    loss, magic, mystery, coming of age, friendship, family, politics, intrigue, shape-shifting, disguise

    Posted by Novel Insight Reviews on 7th May 2024

    Because her father vanished there, Ista Flit is visiting the mysterious town of Shelwich. She searches for him until a terrible dark creature with wings tries to attack her. Thankfully, a mysterious man called Alexo saves her from the Grilk—but he also takes her father's clarinet from her, only promising to return it once she has run twenty errands for him. Ista has a unique ability to sneak around stealing things for Alexo because her magical gift is shape-shifting. The Tide brings almost everyone a special gift, and when it is high, the gift is at its strongest. While running errands for Alexo, Ista bumps into a boy called Nat, who is trying to discover the mystery behind the terrifying Grilks that stalk the streets at night, stealing people. He and Ista team up to find answers. One terrible night, two people are taken by Grilks—a little girl called Sav and Padley, the innkeeper Ista is staying with. Soon after, Sav's sister, Ruby, seeks Nat and Ista for help finding Sav. An intriguing and mysterious fantasy story for fans of Pinch Perkins and Harry Potter.