Chris Soul

'Spirit Warriors' is an electric, rollicking fantasy-adventure with a terrific magical system and characters to root for. I loved Xaymaca; Ashley Thorpe brings this Caribbean-like setting vividly to life in darks and lights, life and death, and with the sparkle of dense magic. This is a rich and compelling story that sets Ashley Thorpe out as an author with a unique imaginative spell.

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When her island home is overrun by evil spirits, Evie is saved only by the powerful gemstone her parents entrusted to her. Her best friend Arthur is not so lucky - caught in the magical crossfire, he finds himself in the body of a cat. On a mission to return him to his body and defeat the ghouls, Evie and Arthur team up with Cai, a trainee shaman, who helps them discover the truth. The terrifying Blackheart Man is plotting to steal the island's four magical gemstones and use their power to destroy the barrier between the worlds of the living and the dead....

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https://www.waterstones.com/book/spirit-warriors/ashley-thorpe/9781805075653

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