lets see if ive got this right you want us to rescue our cousin from an impenetrable fortress find the heart of midlothian although youve no idea what it is and cast it into a live volcano thats completely surrounded by demonic creaturessean drew and rossi werent quite sure what to expect when they travelled from australia to scotland for the summer but from the moment they entered the mysterious buckie house and met their secretive cousin ruairidhthe three siblings knew it would be no ordinary holidayafter setting out to explore the nearby standing stones of scabinory the four children accidentally stumble through a portal to an ancient and magical land where the mythical creatures of scottish history are made real what begins as a terrifying journey back soon becomes a quest to restore the rightful king to his throne save the dying faerie world and forge a legend to match the greatest tales of scottishfolklorecan the young heroes uncover the secret of the witching stone and save alba before its too latethe witching stone was shortlisted for uka opening stories and the kelpie prize