Beyond the Clouds

Greyish, the little sparrow, is flying to the city. His goal? Against all odds, rescuing his friends, prisoners of Mr Rosetree, the George, the multicoloured parakeet, Albert the guinea-pig, Dorothy the tortoise. He succeeds, despite many ups and downs, in leading his fellows to the Big Forest. They enjoy a well deserved rest, when a horde of rats led by Eilasor, a powerful and ferocious sorcerer, invades the place, setting it on fire and shedding blood everywhere. Will a magic stone, ‘The Dreamy Stone’, robbed in the elf village nearby be the solution to save our friends from the disaster?
This animal fantasy book is similar to Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows, Robert C. O’Brien’s Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh, or Brian Jacques’s Redwall saga. It will delight 10 years old readers and... beyond!

Praise for the English
“The adventures are the kind that make children's eyes sparkle.” (The Connexion)
“Will delight 10 years old readers and... beyond!” (Fusac)
“I loved that book, I think its an awesome book” (Redwall's Legacy)
“I liked it a lot, and I felt it holds up a lot of the spirit of Redwall” (Redwall’s Abbey)
"This is a splendid children’s tale written by well -known French author, Thierry Sportouche. The English is a little shaky at times but the plot and characterisation are well defined as the adventure unfolds. The central character is Greyish, the sparrow, who journeys from the countryside into the City to rescue his friends from the magician bird-catcher, Mr Rosetree. The friends of Greyish are a mixed George, the parrot, Albert, the guinea-pig, Dorothy, the tortoise, and others like Oscar, the snail, whom he meets en route.
This is a very colourful tale well worth reading aloud to younger children and to be read for themselves by ten year-olds and over. I can guarantee any adult reading it to a child will enjoy it just as much!"

John Waddington-Feather
(Author of the Quill Hedgehog series. Kindle e-books)

Thierry Sportouche was born in Lyon in 1953. He is a specialist of progressive rock. He is the DJ of a radio show since 1986, the editor of Acid Dragon, a prog rock magazine since 1988. Mr. Sportouche wrote lyrics for Anoxie a progressive rock outfit from the South West of France and now sings in Silver Lining, a symphonic rock combo whose album The Inner Dragon got very positive reviews in the progressive world. Thierry also wrote the concept of Seven Days of a Life, a progressive rock collection with Francis Grosse. He wrote several studies about Science-Fiction and worked for a poetry magazine. He published two collections of short stories and a novel.
He is a lawyer and teacher for the Environment Ministry.

Patrick Noel is an illustrator, drawer and colourist for comics. He works for famous editions in France (Semic, Glenat, Soleil): Fuzz et Fizzbi, Babel, Belladone.