A MYSTERY OF WOLVES

Book 3 in The Legend of Little Fur

story and illustrations by ISOBELLE CARMODY

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New softcover book, 268 pages. First published 2007, this edition published 2012.

Little-Fur dreamed. . . she felt a terrible pain in her hand, as if someone had thrust a thorn deep in to it. The pain shifted to her chest and became a gnawing ache. It was the link between her and Crow and the grey cat. It was pulling, hurting her. . .

Little Fur discovers that her friend, the cat Ginger, is in terrible danger. Advised by the wise Sett Owl to seek out the Mystery of Wolves, Little Fur takes as her guide an old wolf whom she frees from the zoo. Greysong leads her high into the frozen mountains where she must face the deadly peril that lies at the heart of the Mystery of Wolves. The safety of Little Fur, and Ginger, will depend upon what she can learn about her own mysterious past. . .

Little Fur goes in search of her friend, Ginger the cat, who has vanished completely in this third book in the Little Fur quartet. The wise Sett Owl tells Little Fur that she must first discover who or what the Mystery of Wolves is. The only creature Little Fur finds who has heard of them is a mad prophet. He explains that the Mystery of Wolves is a mystic order of wolves who dwell in the high mountains to the east of the city.
On an adventure that leads to more than just Ginger, Little Fur learns more about her long-gone father and mother and ultimately risks everything she loves to save the mysterious and dangerous humans who do not even know she exists.

Awards for the series

• Speech Pathology Australia 2007: Short-listed Lower Primary for A Fox Called Sorrow: The Legend of Little Fur
• Aurealis Award  - Children's Fiction: Short-listed 2007 for A Mystery of Wolves: The Legend of Little Fur

In the Little Fur books, children discover a complete world, richly imagined and filled with characters at once familiar and magical. They live in the overlooked pockets and wild places of our world, shunning those strange and alarming humans. Little Fur, an elf troll and a healer, becomes the unlikely guardian of her beloved wilderness, which lies hidden in the heart of an ancient city. Having faced greeps and brutish trolls, she must also penetrate the evil troll city to help protect the great earth spirit that nurtures all living things.

Geared to young middle-grade readers who are, like our troll heroine, still innocent and natural champions of our earth, Little Fur is an eco-fantasy as wise and fey as it is adventurous and suspenseful. With black-and-white illustrations by the author throughout.

About the author

Isobelle Jane Carmody (born 16 June 1958) is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature, and young adult literature. She began the first of her highly acclaimed Obernewtyn Chronicles when she was 14, while she was still at high school, and worked on it while completing a Bachelor of Arts, and then a journalism cadetship. The series, and her short stories, have established her at the forefront of fantasy writing in Australia.

She has written many award-winning short stories and books for young people, including the Obernewtyn Chronicles, the Legendsong Saga, the Gateway Trilogy and many other novels, several collections and a volume of short stories. The Legend of Little Fur is Isobelle's first series for younger readers.

Isobelle divides her time between her home on the Great Ocean Road in Australia and her travels abroad.

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A Mystery of WolveS: Book 3 in The Legend of Little Fur by Isobelle Carmody