Coraline meets His Dark Materials - a spooky fantasy-adventure about belonging, from 'the rising star of children's fantasy'.

'Truly the most magical story ... iridescent and lyrical and heartwarming' - Hilary McKay

'A glitteringly magical adventure' - Sophie Anderson

Lighting Falls is a fantastical story of ghosts and friendship from Amy Wilson, 'the rising star of children's fantasy'.

Valerie has been living at Lightning Falls nearly all her life. She’s perfectly happy helping Meg and the rest of the family to haunt the guests who come to stay there at the crumbling Ghost House. One night, she sees a strange boy, Joe, up on the viaduct. There she discovers that beneath the river is a bridge – one that will take her to the world of Orbis, which Joe claims is her real home.

A world that is under threat. Plunged into a dangerous adventure, as the link between the two worlds begins to crumble, Valerie is forced to confront the truth about herself . . .

"This book is absolutely amazing! It's my favourite children's book so far this year! With magic, mystery, spookyness and other worlds, this book will suck you in from page one." - Mother of Dragons Blog

"This is such a special book. I love Amy Wilson’s descriptive writing and love the worlds and characters she has created. The plot is fast moving and yet somehow pauses to allow the reader to marvel at the beauty of Orbis and revel in the warm hearted chaos of the ghost house. I am now off to buy every book Amy has ever written!" - Edspire