Bronze Medal Winner - The Wishing Shelf Awards, 2020 Ash isn't the Chosen One - he isn't even supposed to learn the Song. And he's certainly no hero - he's just a kitchen slave. But he can't abandon his spirited friend Kep to her cruel fate. Together they must fulfil the quest - before the slave tracker kills them, or the Song drives Ash to insanity. Haunted by strange visions of the past, the friends are swept into a world of peril and adventure. As ancient history collides with the present, a terrible evil is revealed. What strange destiny lies in wait? And what is the mystery of the Taelstone? If you love your fantasy packed with adventure, feisty female characters and loads of twists, you'll love Taelstone.