Raiders' Ransom

"In the not-too-distant future, Earth lies ravaged by climate change, leaving the old ways drowned and forgotten. With technology shunned by many, the inhabitants of the Last Ten Counties of England make a simple living on the water. After a day of fishing, orphaned 13-year-old Lilly Melkun arrives home to discover her village reduced to ashes by a vicious band of reavers. She soon learns that the Prime Minister's daughter was abducted during the raid and Lilly's village is being blamed for the kidnapping. With war brewing, Lilly takes it upon herself to attempt a daring mission: deliver a precious jewel to the reavers as ransom. But her journey is fraught with dangers on both land and sea. A brilliant seafaring tale unfolding in a foreign, yet familiar, setting. Emily Diamand's Raiders' Ransom won the Times' Children's Fiction Competition. Charlotte Parry and James Clamp's dual narration makes Diamand's characters spring off the page and into the hearts of listeners."