Mal Winter and the Cloud Runners
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The story starts when our young hero’s father doesn’t wake up. Losing a parent is hard for anyone, but especially for Malcolm Winter.
Mal's father was his best friend, and he feels betrayed when he learns for the first time his father was part of another very real, very magical, and very dangerous world. Nightmares are real, but they’re more than just ‘bad dreams’. They’re demons that hunger for human souls. But humankind is safe, because of the Cloud Runners. Neither Mal, nor the rest of the world had ever heard of them because they operate in secret. The Cloud Runners are the guardians of our souls and defenders of the Dreamscape: our first and last defence against monsters. Now, along with wrestling with his grief and guilt, Mal has to uncover his father’s legacy as a Cloud Runner, and learn about the magical world he was a part of. He has to not only accept that the Dreamscape and its magic are real, but he needs to survive it and the monsters that lurk there. Quickly, Mal learns that there are more dangers than just the Nightmares, and Mal is thrust into a war between the Cloud Runners and the mysterious Nightmare-friendly Whisperers. The story features dream walking like Isobelle Carmody's Comes the Night, an adventure story more akin to Percy Jackson or Skandar, with the magic system and action inspired by manga. It could comfortably sit next to Pirate Academy, Grandest Bookshop in the World and Big Magic. 
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"I really love the book and as serious as it is, I like how you have funny things in it.” |
- Josephine, 12
The Series Continues
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The Mal Winter series follows the adventures of Mal, as he navigates the magical world of the Dreamscape to become the hero the world needs.
Following the origin in Mal Winter and the Cloud Runners, I've also completed the second adventure in the series. Titled Mal Winter and the Last Titan, the book further deepens the world and explores the legacy of the Dreamscape. |
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"6D stayed in 5 minutes after the bell BY CHOICE to finish Chapter 25!” |
- Mrs Durham, Year 6 teacher
Fanart
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Following the inital self published edition, I received a number of incredible pieces of art from some readers, I've displayed them here.
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