The Bookshop Recommends: The Mismantle Chronicles

Introducing a recently re-released series to the bookshop: The Mistmantle Chronicles by M.I. McAllister. Urchin of the Riding Stars, the first of the six books, is an epic, Shakespearian story of murder, treachery and revenge set on the island of Mistmantle, a world of squirrels, hedgehogs, otters, and moles. It is an action-packed and beautifully written series of six books that follow the adventures of Urchin, a young and brave red squirrel with an unknown past . . . and a cool sword.