A FANTASY novel of personal empowerment, 'Dartmoor...The Saving' will enchant and capture its readers. It is Barry Burton's first novel, inspired after his many years of walking over Dartmoor. The book contains 25 chapters, each one delving into a fictional world of brothers, an accomplished horseman, a couple in their 50s and all with a twist – they are the Dini. The Dini are tiny people living on Dartmoor, with only ten surviving among the ancient standing stones on the moor. Victims of an ancient curse, they are getting smaller generation by generation. Now only two feet tall, their tiny bodies no longer able to bear children, they are dying out. They hide from humans, known as the Biguns, by living in the wild places — but staying hidden is growing more difficult as Biguns pour into the wide open spaces of the moors to escape pressures of their own lives. In the book Bob Johnson, a National Park Ranger, enters the world of the Dini — is it his role to save them? The capturing tale of the two brothers, Tegid and Nudd, is a chapter which will grip all audiences, with its powerful sentences and in depth descriptions. The book is a magical, Celtic fantasy tale for the 21st century and will appeal to a wide range of readers. Dartmoor enthusiasts will enjoy the fact that, although this is a fantasy novel, the story is set in current times and uses real locations. Mr Burton, who first moved to the South West as a mining engineer in the early 1970s, dedicated this book to the rangers and residents of Dartmoor National Park. The well-researched novel is described as a magical, Celtic fantasy for the 21st Century. Maps allow the reader to follow the action across the moor. The book is available for £7.99 from local bookshops or by contacting the publisher direct on 01803 867961. The book is being promoted with an ingenious competition which could win someone with knowledge of the moor a £50 book token. The book trade insists this book is fiction and place it in the fantasy genre. But are they wrong? At ten locations in the Dartmoor area evidence can be found suggesting this novel is in fact based on fact not fiction. Readers can enjoy a day around the moor tracking down the evidence to have the chance to win a £50 book token. Leaflets provide clues, identify the evidence and participants can send their solutions to the publisher by December 18. The first correct entry drawn will win a £50 book token in time for Christmas. LINDSAY BRIGHT