At the bidding of the mysterious MacLeod's Maidens, Andrew
MacKenzie and his friends (known collectively as the Stormy
Petrels) are making their way on foot from Mallaig on the west
coast of the Scottish Mainland opposite Skye south to the wild
mountain wilderness that lies between Rannoch Moor and Loch Etive
in Argyll. There, they are to search for a particular holly tree
where the Cailleach Bheur (the supernatural Winter-Hag) hid her
storm hammer long ago. If they manage to find it, they are to take
it to the Gulf of Corryvreckan between the islands of Scarba and
Jura and drop it down the throat of the treacherous whirlpool of
Corryvreckan during springtide on the flood in order to summon the
Cailleach Bheur and her pack of tempestuous Storm Wolves. Only then
will they stand a chance of defeating an occultic secret society
called the Inner Circle, which is headed by the Muileartach (the
Sea-Hag) and her coven of powerful witches. The way is fraught with
many dangers Not only are they on the run from the police and the
Inner Circle, but there are many forces of darkness which are
determined to stop them in their tracks. The children must be
trained to become fully fledged Storm-Riders before they can face
the great battle that is looming. - - - - EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK:
They noticed a group of great sea eagles flying overhead. The
children were fascinated by their absolute mastery of flight.
Sometimes soaring, somersaulting and darting through the air;
sometimes, grabbing one another by the talons and spinning round
and round together, faster and faster, like acrobatic skydivers. As
Andrew watched them, he could not shake off the suspicion that in
some way, these eagles were directing the growing chaos within the
Gulf of Corryvreckan. Or was it just that these creatures were so
exhilarated by the tempestuous, revolving waters of the whirlpool
that they felt inspired to mimic its motion in the air? Even as he
was pondering these things, the largest sea eagle swooped towards
him. Thinking that the bird of prey intended to attack him, Andrew
held up his paddle to fend it off. However, the bird landed lightly
on the prow of his kayak and sat there with its back to him. It was
a mature eagle; for its tail feathers were of a dazzling pure
white. The magnificent bird turned its head and looked straight at
the boy with its stern, yet rapturous yellow eyes. Not for nothing
were these sea eagles referred to as Iolair Shuil na Greine, 'the
Eagle of the Eye of the Sun'. Suddenly, it dawned on Andrew that
his kayak was being pulled by a very powerful, localized current
into the very jaws of the whirlpool. Try as he might, he could not
extricate himself from its powerful grip. It was as if his kayak
had been caught by invisible grappling hooks that were in the
process of dragging him into the gaping maw of the whirlpool. Still
the eagle sat unconcernedly on the prow of Andrew's kayak. Andrew's
companions were deeply alarmed when they realized that he was in
trouble. They cried after him, filled as they were with panic and
concern for the life of their friend. Angus paddled his kayak
towards the whirlpool in an attempt to help Andrew. The airborne
eagles, however, saw this and proceeded to dive-bomb him, one after
the other, screeching angrily. "Come back, Angus " yelled Robert.
"You'll get killed Leave him alone, you brutes " Angus, however,
could not hear a thing above the roar of the sea and the blast of
the mounting gale.
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