KiKi and the Lepris

By Thomas Coleman

KiKi and the Lepris is a children’s and adult fantasy book about the story of a young baby found in the woods saved by the Lepris, a race of Leprechauns who live below the hollow basin under a great oak tree in the beautiful valleys of Mourne. His adopted mother, Grace, brings the young overlander up with the help of the villagers. His adventures and trials are truly great as he grows and learns the ways of the Lepris. He has attracted the attention of Kathugra, queen of all witches, who is determined to rid Torla, his village home, of the human child. As the young KiKi grows, he learns the signs of the forest and how to talk with all the creatures. He comes to the attention of a shaman who takes him under his wings and teaches him the ways of the Lepris. Kaltor the shaman teaches the child to survive and create potions. Yet, the evil Kathugra and her four daughters set out on a mission to destroy the human child.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Sep 30, 2022
• ISBN: 9781398467347

Thomas Coleman

Thomas Coleman is one of seven brothers and two sisters. Born in Dublin, Southern Ireland, he is father to four sons, Kieran, James, Todd and Joseph. Married to Margaret. He loves writing fantasy books, Celtacia being his first. KiKi and the Lepris is a children’s fantasy adventure set in an enchanting mysterious world, being first of trilogy Neva the Fairy Princess; the third being, The Last Unicorn.

Book preview

Discovery

Bolar, Kafri and Grace were busy in the woods. Each day they would gather timber and food supplies for their village, taking their loads below the hollow basin under the Great Oak tree entrance to their home, Torla, where they had lived for hundreds of years.

Once a mighty nation, the Leprecions, brothers and sisters of Lord Ravun, who they fought with, against the evil Balziba and his armies. Kathugra, the dark witch of Celtacia, had lost her only son, such was her grief, she turned the whole nation into insignificant creatures measuring no more than a third of a metre in height. Grace had heard the crying, her motherly instincts alerting her.

Quiet! Do you hear that?

It’s coming from over there, Kafri pointing towards an oak tree.

To their shock and amazement, they discovered a child crying at the top of his voice.

My word! Exclaimed Bolar. It’s an overlander, a human child.

Yes, said Kafri, but what’s it doing here?

As they searched, they found the car with both KiKi’s parent’s inside. Grace began to cry, she was feeling sorry for the child, so young and to lose both parents was shocking.

What shall we do with it? Said Kafri.

We must take it to the Elders, they will know, said Bolar.

So, it was the Lepris, who tied the basket tightly and lowered it beneath the Great Oak, leading to their homes, beneath the hollow basin in the woods of Mourne. It was in the time of Ravun that the lands had been washed away by the storms and floods that went on for forty days. Some had said it was the work of the weather witches, the daughters of Kathugra. It was here that the Lepris built their homes under the Great Oak hollow, a vast wasteland that they turned into a land of green meadows with rivers and brooks and fields of