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I’ve just finished animating a teaser trailer for Melanie Welsh’s debut children’s novel The Mistress Of The Storm. It’s a rip roaring tale of smugglers, magic, grandmothers from hell, evil witches and backgammon! This is the first in the series with more adventures to come. Click the video below to watch the first exciting installment:

The Mistress Of The Storm is published by David Fickling Books on 1st July 2010, and you can order it from Amazon here

“A wind-swept, salt-sprayed novel that will whisk you away . . .

Verity Gallant knows she’ll never be as pretty and popular as Poppy, her perfect little sister – she doesn’t quite fit in. But when a mysterious stranger hands her an ancient red book, everything changes.

Verity becomes embroiled in a tale of dark magic and intrigue; she uncovers old rivalries and discovers new friends. Together, she, Henry and Martha explore the secrets stirring in the ancient harbour town of Wellow.

But what will it take to stop a powerful witch hell-bent on revenge?”

For more news on the series, and to read some excerpts from the book, visit Melanie’s site here.