Books by Katherine Hetzel
I've written two collections of short stories for younger readers about Granny Rainbow, two middle grade stand-alone fantasy adventure novels, a series of novels for the same age called The Chronicles of Issraya, and produced a writing guide for children and novice authors. Writing for adults, I've been published in over a dozen anthologies, and published a collection of my own short stories.
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Tilda of Merjan
Tilda has been angry with the Power and its mages ever since Pa died. Why didn’t the mages use the Power to save him?
Determined to find out, she sails to Ring Isle with her Uncle Vanya, steward to the mage Silviu of Ambak. But finding answers isn’t easy, especially when a rogue mage attempts to steal all the Power of the five rings for himself and leaves the remaining four mages trying to cope with the aftermath of the attack.
When Tilda tries to return a snake torc to Silviu, she is accidentally pulled through a Power-fueled portal and finds herself in Ambak. There, she realizes she’s the only one who can find the hidden ring of Ambak to restore the balance of Power to all the mages. As she tackles this challenging quest, Tilda discovers more about herself than she could ever imagine.
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Tilda and the Mines of Pergatt
Tilda's initiation is barely over, and she's taking powermaging lessons. Secretly practicing how to make illuminorbs drains her of Power - and in sneaking into the Ringroom to get a boost, she discovers the silviron in the Ringstone is tainted by the battle with Luisa. Tilda trav els to Pergatt with mage Duska in the hope of discovering more of the precious metal, enlisting the help of a team of young miners. What she finds is evidence of a cursed gemstone - and Tilda has to hope she has enough knowledge and skill to defeat its dark magic.
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Tilda and the Bones of Kradlock
Tilda needs to get rid of dark-Power tainted silviron; as Kamen, Kradlock's mage, has to cross the Merjan Straits to get home, Tilda goes with him and drops the tainted metal into the water.
She discovers there's more to Kradlock than the famous Hanging Rock, colourful clothing and cavern homes... The bones of Kradlock's ancestors will test her growing abilities and her right to be called a mage.
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Tilda and the Dragons of Nargan
Tilda has been exiled to her own region, and blocked from using Power. While the other mages deal with unusual crop-destroying dragon behaviour, she gets frustrated visiting Academies and Guilds. Tilda sneaks away from her steward and secretly travels to Nargan to help, but before reaching her destination she is attacked by one of them instead. Rurik, a local Healer, saves her and tends to her wounds. While recovering from her injuries, Tilda stumbles upon a connection with the dragons, and discovers the source responsible for their actions. Can Tilda convince the other mages to leave the dragons alone and look for the real cause of the problem?
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Kingstone
Temple novice, Katia, wants nothing more than to do the right thing and serve the Triple Gods, but when she's forced to steal the Kingstone and change her identity in order to deliver the stone to the true heir, doing the right thing gets awfully difficult.
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StarMark
Irvana doesn't know she possesses the answer to why the StarMark on Lord Terenz's cheek remains black. When he finds out Irvana's secret before she does, her life is put in terrible danger as she is forced to regain her birthright.
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Squidge's Guide to Super Stories and Becoming a Better Writer
It’s easy to tell a story. But it’s not always easy to write one. This book helps young writers capture their story ideas, fill them out with detail, and polish them up to be the best they can be. The informal style, whimsical illustrations, and amusing examples makes writing fun. Katherine’s emphasis on capturing story first and thinking about the rules after gives young writers permission to free their imaginations.
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Granny Rainbow
Granny Rainbow has a knack for solving problems. Whether it's getting rid of the Black Shadow or putting the secret ingredient into perfect marmalade, she has a potion or a powder for the job.
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More Granny Rainbow
Granny Rainbow's got even more problems to solve! Like why are Tom's bees turning blue? Why isn't the tooth fairy collecting teeth? And why is the circus leaving town even before its first show?