'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.'
Ever since Benjamiah returned from his spectacular adventure in Wreathenwold, he's been desperate to go back. When he discovers a strange fragment of witchstone, he is transported back to the labyrinthine streets of Wreathenwold and soon finds himself on another dangerous quest involving a strange collection of fairytales - The Book of Barely Believable Stories.
Reunited with Elizabella Cotton and helped by two new friends - Mea and Silas the mapmaker - the gang undertake a series of magical trials to save the missing children of Wreathenwold before Midsommer ends and they are lost forever . . .
| ISBN: | 9780241625071 |
| Publication date: | 27th March 2025 |
| Author: | Jordan Lees |
| Illustrator: | Vivienne To |
| Publisher: | Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Series: | The Whisperwicks |