Book description
It's said that if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London, then the
Tower will crumble and the kingdom will fall. As it happens, that's not
so far from the truth . . . One by one, the magical wards that guard the
city are failing: the London Wall defiled with cryptic graffiti, the
ravens found dead at the Tower, the London Stone destroyed. This is not
good news. This array of supernatural defences - a mix of international
tourist attractions and forgotten urban legends - formed a formidable
magical shield. Protection for the City of London against . . . well,
that's the question, isn't it? What could be so dangerous as to threaten
an entire city? Against his better judgement, resurrected sorcerer
Matthew Swift is about to find out. And if he's lucky, he might just
live long enough to do something about it . . . Kate Griffin is the
name under which Carnegie Medal-nominated author, Catherine Webb, writes
fantasy novels for adults. An acclaimed author of young adult books
under her own name, Catherine's amazing debut, MIRROR DREAMS, was
written when she was only 14 years old, and garnered comparisons with
Terry Pratchett and Philip Pullman.
