Monsters of Fife: Terror Birds

Meet Cat Douglas—monster hunter. A historical fantasy adventure set in Scotland and the second in a series by award-winning author Jane Yolen.

With engaging graphic novel inserts, 8 to 11-year-olds will travel to historical 1880s Scotland, a land in desperate need of monster hunters in this series of adventures.

Cat Douglas and the Scottish Royal & Ancient monster hunters are back—and this time the danger comes from the sky!

This historical fantasy adventure is the second in a series by award-winning author Jane Yolen. It blends traditional text with engaging graphic novel inserts.

It's been a quiet seven months since their encounter with the fearsome sea dragons, and Cat, Jamie, Calum, and their teacher, Mr. Harris, are nearing the end of the school term. Then Cat finds a dog collar on the beach, and that night she dreams of a huge, howling black dog.

Cat's nan is convinced it is the notorious Black Dog, a mysterious creature rumoured to be a portent of death. It seems the dog brings a warning of a new kind of monster that threatens the Scottish village of Anstruther.

On a reconnaissance mission, the team spots a gigantic bird—could it be related to the ancient terror birds that Jamie's pa wrote about in his research papers?

The hunt for the terror birds is on, and Cat, Jamie, Calum, and Mr. Harris must figure out what's going on before the next bird attack.

Join Cat and her friends as they adventure through a fantastical and historical Scotland in this second instalment of the Monsters of Fife series. Graphic novel panels are interspersed throughout the novel, making it an engaging read. The three books in the series have collectible posters that can be pieced together to create one big poster.