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'A dazzling and beguiling tale... Deeply rooted in the fantasy genre, but original wonderful and petrifying... A mesmerising new voice in Scottish fantasy fiction, and a book that deserves to vanish off the bookshop shelves'

Glasgow Herald

The Beginning Woods

Carnegie Medal nominee 2018

'McNeill has created a fabulous universe packed full of wonder and terror. The Beginning Woods has earned its place on a shelf with Gormenghast and The Princess Bride. I loved every word and was envious of quite a few. It opened my eyes wide and quickened my heart. A modern classic rich, funny and terrifying'

Eoin Colfer

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'Unafraid to grapple with complexity, The Beginning Woods ... is a love letter to the power of imagination'

Foreword Reviews

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