Little Owl - Anna Cackler

Adult | Fantasy, Romance | Word count ~118k

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The Sibylline Saga – Book One

Beware, beware the Child, who has no need of tales.
She’ll turn your hand and smile, the wild thing unveiled.

Gwen was born the Child of the Prophecy – a plague of coercion and telepathy to be unleashed upon the world. She lives in solitude in the Sacred Wood. Her only companion is the elderly scholar, Michael, who raised her with love and calls her Little Owl.

But Michael has been lying to her, and Gwen is only just starting to see it. When she is ripped away from him one terrifying night, she loses any chance she might have had to discover the truth.

Injured and afraid, Gwen must rely on a group of emissaries traveling north to the capital. She walks a knife’s edge between those who believe her powers contained and those who would kill her to end the threat forever.

But all of them are deceived. She cannot be killed, and she cannot be contained. She is the Child of the Prophecy, and no one will ever be able to stop her.

Meet the Characters

Gwen

Raised in solitude in the Sacred Wood, Gwen never knew she had a family. But when tragedy reunites them, she must learn to live and love among her people. And above all else, she must not hide who and what she is.

Lies beget Lies. No one should have Gwen’s power, a god among insects. So she must always be careful, always walk the line of fear. Because no one would ever be able to stop her.

Johnny

The only one who never feared her.

Johnny has always known what his future holds. He has lived with the prophecy all his life. But reality is never what one imagines.

When he finds Gwen in the woods, small, wild, and afraid, he must decide how to shape his own future, on his own terms.

Kerric

Lord of Derehan, Kerric has made it his life’s purpose to protect his people. But what can he do when the greatest danger comes from inside his own house?

Josephine

Jo loves her home and her people, but when she’s offered a chance at adventure and a new life, she can’t refuse.

But how can she bear to leave her family, only just reunited and still so fragile?

Theo

Beware, beware the Crone, who whispers in your ear.

Theo has long walked the earth, desperate to save gifted people like herself. And she’s willing to do anything to achieve her goals.

Explore the fantastic world of Little Owl

I have more bonus material for Little Owl than any other project, nearly 80 pages of world building, character sketches, and deleted scenes. Any post containing plot spoilers will have a bold warning at the beginning.

Trigger warning: I am very fond of swearing, and my notes documents were written for an audience of one: myself. Please proceed with this in mind.