Description
‘Completely fantastic’ A.F. Steadman, bestselling author of the SKANDAR series on The Whisperwicks
The spell-binding world-building of Philip Pullman and Katherine Rundell with the page-turning kid appeal of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief.
‘Magic forged at Midsommer is the strongest and truest of all magic – both fair and foul.’
When Benjamiah discovers a strange fragment of witchstone, he find himself transported to the labyrinthine streets of Wreathenwold - a world of spectacular adventure and impossible magic.
Along with his friends Elizabella Cotton, Mea and Silas the mapmaker, Benjamiah embarks on a dangerous quest involving a strange collection of fairytales - The Book of Barely Believable Stories. The gang must undertake a series of magical trials to save the missing children of Wreathenwold, before Midsommer ends and they are lost forever . .
Hardback
Publication: 27 Mar 2025, Puffin
ISBN: 9780241625071
Extent: 448 pages