Tales of Darkisle: Nell on Earth

Dave Rudden

Mar 2026 · Gill & Macmillan Ltd

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176

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About this ebook

Twelve-year-old Nell Cafferty didn't ask to be the eldest of five children. Acting as babysitter, bodyguard and bouncer all week long while her parents work has left no room for her ambitions of becoming a wrestling star.

But when her siblings are taken hostage by enormous were-otters, it's on Nell to save them – and she'll do anything to get them back. Even if that means challenging their monstrous king who has terrible ambitions of his own ...

About the author

Dave Rudden is an Irish author and scriptwriter. His bestselling book, Knights of the Borrowed Dark, was Children’s Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards in 2016 and is now a syllabus text for the Junior Cert. His first Dark Isle book, Conn of the Dead, was shortlisted for an An Post Irish Book Award in 2025. He is also the author of three official Doctor Who stories. He is a performer, creative-writing teacher and mentor, and was the 2022 and 2023 Ambassador for Ireland Reads. He is currently Writer-in Residence for the Kids Love Books podcast on RTÉ and at Dublin City University.

Ali Al Amine is an award-winning graphic designer and illustrator from the UK.

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