The Lost Saint

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'Heart-poundingly brutal, heart-poundingly romantic, this compelling mystery is utterly absorbing.' Amie Kaufman, New York Times bestselling author of The Isles of the Gods

Recently dumped, heart-broken Ana struggles to put the past behind her on a post-graduation summer holiday exploring landmarks where a 14th Century mystic is said to have performed wonders.

When the students sneak out to party in a sacred cave, a catastrophic earthquake hits. The survivors emerge in a world they don't recognise, stumbling into a battle between medieval knights and Northmen.

The students flee and Ana is chased off a cliff by dutiful lieutenant Leon, who is badly injured in the fall.

Sparks fly between Ana and Leon: to survive, they need to rely on each other and as their trust grows, so does romance.

They must endure a perilous journey through the forest, escape a superstitious mob, and evade the Northmen who hunt her with dark and mysterious purpose.

Together they must find the legendary mystic everyone calls 'The Saint' who is said to have the power to send Ana home . . . until an unexpected twist changes everything.

'I devoured this thrilling time-slip world of ancient halls and beating hearts. It will leave you breathless.' Lili Wilkinson, award-winning author of 20 books for children and young adults

'It's always a privilege to be invited into Rachael Craw's head. Her worlds are fantastical, yet immersive and believable; always thrilling, sometimes heartbreaking, with protagonists who are complicated and real. I adore a good portal fantasy and The Lost Saint is one for the ages!' Steph Matuku, author of YA novels Flight of the Fantail and Migration

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'An utterly absorbing story that transported me to another time and place - this is a wild ride, alongside a heroine with attitude. By turns heart-poundingly brutal and heart-poundingly romantic, filled with layer upon layer of compelling mystery, I raced through this book and now I'm demanding more.' Amie Kaufman, New York Times bestselling author of The Isles of the Gods

'Rachael Craw has storytelling in her DNA.' Amie Kaufman, New York Times bestselling co-author of Illuminae and These Broken Stars

'I devoured this thrilling time-slip world of ancient halls and beating hearts. It will leave you breathless and dreamy.' Lili Wilkinson, award-winning author of 20 books for children and young adults

'It's always a privilege to be invited into Rachael Craw's head. Her worlds are fantastical, yet immersive and believable; always thrilling, sometimes heartbreaking, with protagonists who are complicated and real. I adore a good portal fantasy and The Lost Saint is one for the ages!' Steph Matuku, author of YA novels Flight of the Fantail and Migration.

Author Bio

Rachael Craw is a bestselling and award-winning writer. Her previous work includes the Spark trilogy, published by Walker Books Australia (2014-2016) and The Rift, published by WBA (2018) and released in the USA/Canada by Candlewick Press (2019). Spark won a Storylines Notable Book award, was shortlisted in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (NZCYA, 2015), shortlisted for Australia's Silver Inky Awards (2014) and optioned by Miss Conception Films (2019-2022). Book 2 of the trilogy, Stray, won the Children's Choice category of NZCYA (2017). The Rift won a Storylines Notable Book award (2019) and was shortlisted in the judge's awards for NZCYA (2019). Rachael has been a guest speaker and panellist at readers and writers' festivals throughout New Zealand and Australia, as well as at Oz Comic Con and Supanova conventions. She is a high school English and Drama teacher living in Nelson, New Zealand, with her husband and three daughters.