Secret of the Sirens
core novel 2006 Companions Quartet
Record
| First published | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.06 (5,241 ratings, collected 2026-11-05) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780192754608 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Eleven-year-old Connie Lionheart is left to stay with her eccentric Aunt Evelyn in the seaside town of Hescombe. There she discovers that mythical creatures are real and that a secret group, the Society for the Protection of Mythical Creatures, looks after them. The sirens have begun luring oil workers to their deaths, and Connie learns that she is a Universal, able to communicate with every beast on earth and in the air. A former Universal who was corrupted by that power, the shapeshifter Kullervo, has returned and is gathering creatures for an attack on humanity, and he wants Connie on his side.
Where it sits
- Universe: Companions Quartet
- Series: Companions Quartet core; position 1 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Julia Golding
Notes
- From the series record (Companions Quartet): Connie Lionheart, a Universal Companion, protects mythical creatures from the shapeshifter Kullervo.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Companions Quartet: position 1 of 4: next The Gorgon's Gaze (2007)
- Internal chronology, within Companions Quartet: position 1 of 5: next Water Thief (2011)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Companions Quartet
- LoveReading4Kids: Secret of the Sirens
- Wikipedia: Secret of the Sirens
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