Brightstorm
Vashti Hardy, George Ermos
Shortlisted for the Waterstone’s Children’s Book
Prize 2019
A fast-paced fantasy adventure that will set your imagination
soaring!
""A ripsnorting
yarn."" – School Library Journal
""Marvelously
imagined."" – Publishers Weekly
""Stand[s] out"" – Kirkus Reviews
Reviews
Excellent - highly recommend
Major Augustus Palm-tree 04.09.2025
My favourite character was Miss Felicity Wiggety. She was my favourite because she was very funny and would always lighten the mood (I would also have liked to try one of her marsh cakes). This book was fiction. I would definitely recommend this to anyone.
Doctor Bunny Moonlight 21.08.2025
I was mesmerised in its detail and description. The author has expressed the characters feeling hugely. My favourite character was Maudie. They work together beautifully. I knew Eudora Vane was up to no good. I loved the story. I am willing to find another one. I would recommend it to someone who loves adventures with twists and turns. I would love to go to South Polaris!
Lady Cynthia Bonsai 09.07.2025
Star Reviewer
It was very interesting.
Senorita Birthday-cake Bubble-wrap 20.08.2024
It a good bystander for a book
Commander Grip Spinner 27.07.2024
Absolutely brilliant. Keeps me interested in the story, I just want to keep on reading
Marshal Rapper Jellybaby 20.07.2024
It's really imaginative. My favourite character is Tuyok the thought wolve.
Master Mandrake Mouse 16.07.2024
This was a great book
Don Stinky Peanut-butter 05.05.2024
Two siblings embark on a quest across the continents to hopefully find and redeem their father. I loved it!
Anonymous 03.09.2023
A gripping tale of another world. I liked the characters and the setting.
Esquire Grip Yo-yo 01.09.2023
The 1st book in the suspenseful series has been known to change children in a way you can't imagine. But are the myth's true, or not?
Anonymous 21.08.2023
Star Reviewer
Heart warming, filled with adventure and mystery!
Chief Dobbin Squirrel 18.08.2023
Very exiting with lots of unsuspected plot changes!
Dona Boadicea Squirrel 14.08.2023
Star Reviewer
My favorite character was Maudy as she is very smart and good at engineering. I would recommend this book. It was very exciting and I liked how it was about explorers and I love the world it is set in it is so cool. I hate the character edora vane. The plot was very good with it's twists and turns.
Anonymous 04.08.2023
I loved Brightsaurus. I would have given it 1000 star because it was so good and here is some of my favourite parts. I loved it when their dad died because I like some drama and when they barged into someone else’s achievement and said that their dad got there first, and got the prize Money but he couldn’t get the money because he was dead so his children got to half the money, because they’re twins
Lord Catapult Ketchup 03.08.2023
I thought it was an amazing book. 3 out of 5
Major Slip Custard 24.07.2023
It was a verry intresting book with lots of plot twists and turns I enjoyed the concept and I gave me a clear image of the story in my head.I think it was also described beautifully definitely reccomend!!
Lady Orchid Rollercoaster 15.07.2023
Brightstorm a sky ship adventure is an amazing book! I honestly was not expecting it to be this good when I first got it but it was incredible! It’s about twin siblings, Arthur and Maudie Brightstorm who’s father, an explorer has died on a failed attempt to reach south Polaris. They stay to live their housekeeper, Mistress Poacher, but she has absolutely no interest in the twins and simply sells them to Mr and Mrs Beggins, poor people who treat the twins very badly and make them servants! The children live in the slumps (slums) until one day they find an advert for a race to claim South Polaris for the 2nd time. They decide to join Miss Harriet Culpepper, who is also an explorer just like their father, and her team (which includes Felicity Wiggety) on a race to South Polaris. Many exciting things happen to the crew of the Aurora sky ship as they journey deep into the unknown. Will the Aurora team reach South Polaris first? Or will they be beaten to it by Madame Eudora Vane on board her sky ship Victorious? Read the book to find out! This book is the best book I’ve ever read and I definitely recommend it! I think anyone 9+ would enjoy this book very much! It is so good! I will definitely be reading the sequel too as this is my new favourite book! ~ Safe travels fellow Explorers! ~
Anonymous 13.07.2023
In this book there are 2 twins called Arthur and Maudie Brightstorm. Their father was a famous explorer whose goal was to reach the South Polaris. Arthur and Maudie complete that goal for him.
Nurse Rose Flattery 25.08.2022
Great adventure book. I really like the idea of the Thought Wolves because they can communicate in peoples minds. The book had a good couple of twists in it.
Countess Pixie Pineapple 20.08.2022