Ottilie Colter and the Master of Monsters

Description

A jaw-dropping middle-grade adventure about a secret hunt - and a secret hero. Ottilie Colter is the first girl ever to join the secretive, boys-only Narroway Hunt - and she's determined that she won't be the last. The Hunt trains children to kill ruthless monsters known as dredretches, but now it's under threat. Dredretches have invaded Fort Fiory, and no-one is safe - especially not the girls who live there, but aren't allowed to fight. Ottilie must convince the Hunt to train the girls - but with the dredretches getting worse, talk of witchcraft on the rise, and a mysterious hooded figure in the Narroway itself, her time is running out ... The second novel in a thrilling feminist trilogy about friendship, monsters and having the courage to be a rebel.

Rhiannon Williams is an Australian author who grew up in Taradale, Victoria. She studied English and history at the University of Sydney, and completed a Bachelor of Creative Arts Honours at Flinders University. Rhiannon has a background in theatre and hopes to tell stories until the end of her days. Her debut novel, Ottilie Colter and the Narroway Hunt, was the first middle-grade novel to win the Ampersand Prize. It is part of a trilogy that has since been published internationally. Her latest middle-grade novel is Dusty in the Outwilds.

"The split focus . . . maintains a sense of forward progress while Ottilie uncovers answers for questions posed in the first book and allows complex characterization to shine. . . . Exceptionally fun; readers will clamor for the trilogy's conclusion." --Kirkus Reviews