This isn’t an ad for The Last Storm by Glenda Larke – well it is but I’m not getting paid for it.
I saw it last night on the relaunched SFX site and thought it would be fun to share.
I don’t have to skill to reset it looping again so maybe refresh to see it? It should now loop thanks to and updated file from abitrich.co.uk 
You can read an extract here.
And more about The Last Stormlord:
Shale knows of no other world than the desert. He knows that his life – and the lives of his family – depend on one thing and one thing only: water. Water is life for all the citizens of the Quartern and it is the Stormlord who brings the rains to the desert.
Shale’s entire civilization stands at the brink of disaster. Water is life and the wells are going dry . . .
But the magic is disappearing. The Stormlord’s heirs lack the talent to bring the water from the distant seas and young students with a certain promise tend to die, mysteriously, out in the wastes. Shale may be the saviour of every life in the Quartern. He can do what no mere Rainlord can, and may be the newest, and the last, Stormlord – if he can learn to control the waters of life and, of course, if he lives that long.
For some reason – it could be the lightening – I really want to read this book!
Any else fancy it?
I loved the Last Stormlord – and reviewed it here – http://paulmagrs.com/blogs/?p=185
i thought it was marvellous! Also, very much enjoyed 'Florence and Giles', which i noticed you're reading at the moment.
I won The Last Stormlord at a giveaway. Now I wait for the copy.
I really want to get to it – and I can't just bump it to the top… see next post for why
well d stormlord rising is crazily interesting.I was engrossed in it till the end. I cant belive i have to wait for the last stormlord(part 2)…aarrghh
that’s good to know! Not too long to wait!