{"product_id":"impossible-creatures-9781408897416","title":"Impossible Creatures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eKatherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures is a breathtaking fantasy novel for 9+ readers, winner of multiple awards and praised by critics as a masterpiece to rival Tolkien and Pullman. Set in the Archipelago, a cluster of magical islands, the story follows Christopher and Mal on an urgent quest to save the creatures from a rising evil. The novel is filled with fantastical, magical delight and a world of richly imagined wonder, making it a must-read for fans of fantasy. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 14 September 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of the Costa Childrens Book Award,the Blue Peter Book Award,and the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize,comes the first novel in a groundbreaking trilogy for 9+ fans of His Dark Materials.  Christopher is astounded to discover a passage to the Archipelago,a cluster of magical islands where mythical creatures still roam,breed,and thrive in their thousands.  There,he meets Mal,a girl from the islands who possesses a flying coat and a baby griffin and is being hunted by a killer.  Together,they embark on a desperate quest to uncover the reason behind the sudden extinction of the creatures,traveling across the breathtaking splendor of the Archipelago,where sphinxes hold secrets and centaurs commit murder,in a desperate attempt to save both the islands and the world beyond them from an impending evil before it's too late.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis magnificent, imaginative fantasy is masterfully told with great style and sparkle,making it a book that will leave readers eagerly racing to the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 216 x 135 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781408897416\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katherine Rundell","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44570850296058,"sku":"9781408897416","price":10.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1694791703055_book.jpg?v=1694960098","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/impossible-creatures-9781408897416","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}