At a glance, it could be seen
that Iffleplum was no ordinary ifflepinn: but then - no ifflepinn
ever is. Bored with just being an ifflepinn and living in a
secret magical country, he dreams of dashing deeds and derring-do
and saving damsels in distress. Like the Knights-errant in his
Book of Legends, he seeks the praise of Kings and meetings with such
legendary beings as Elves and Men. But on finding himself
entrapped in a magic mushroom ring and menaced by the shambling
shadow-creatures known as Gropes, he thinks again - too late!
"Don't throw your heart away on wild
deeds," Iffle-mother Mumkin had warned him. But alas! when his
wild wishes suddenly came true, Iffleplum was whisked away on a
terrifying and unexpected trip. In shock, the spirit of his
heart flew from his breast! It left him a wanderer with an
empty heart. His long search for his lost elfin-heart, plunges
him into the worlds of Half-Elves, Wise-Arks, Men and Goblins and
more fantastical adventures than he ever dreamed, in which he learns
many hidden secrets of life.
Part the First: Springshine - In
which a Magical Horn is heard to sing, Ole Ifflepaw is followed by a
furtive owl-eyed ragged thing, and Iffleplum innocently enjoys the
Froaksday fair - little knowing what the day would bring!
Part the Second: The Storm-Pog's
Warning - In which Iffleplum learns of a phantom Fisher-Boat and the
tale of a Horrid Pog, while hatstruck Ifflepaw plays the chump and
the family meets a Mufflewump.
The first two chapters of an
esoteric epic faerytale fantasy.
Click on the following link to
listen to an extract:
Ifflepinn Island Volume 1 sample
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