The Hound of Rowan (2007) is the first book of the Tapestry Series illustrated and written by American author Henry H. Neff, about a twelve-year-old boy named Max McDaniels who comes across a strange Celtic tapestry one day in a secret room in a museum. Max finds a letter in his coat pocket afterwards that leads him to Rowan Academy, a secret school where other gifted students like him go.
Characters Max McDaniels is a twelve-year-old boy from Chicago who lives with his father, Scott McDaniels. His mother disappeared a few years prior to the beginning of the book. David Menlo is Max's roommate at Rowan and one of his close friends. Astaroth is a mythical demon and the main antagonist of the Tapestry series Nigel Bristow is the recruiter that tests Max prior to attending Rowan. Gabrielle Richter is the director of Rowan Academy.
Chapters The Boy, The Train and the Tapestry Three Soft Knocks A Time to Choose The Flight to Rowan Evils Old and New The Last Lymrill A Full House The New and Weird A Golden Apple in the Orchard The Course All Hallow's Eve Secret Prisons Fibs and a Fiddle Meeting the Vyes Unexpected Guests Rowan's New Resident The Hound of Ulster Smugglers on the North Atlantic The Crypt of Marley Augur Father and Son
Reception The Hound Of Rowan was nominated for the Texas Bluebonnet Award. Awarded the Missouri Truman Award and Northern California Book of the year.
References
External links Henry H. Neff website Publisher Website