Book description
Montegu Sylver, the famous weasel detective, is off to the East!
Someone has stolen the priceless jade shoes of the Green Idol of the god
Ommm, and the Great Pangolin of Far Kathay has asked Monty for his help.
From the moment Monty and his friends set paw on a steamship bound for
the land of Eggyok, they face a hazardous journey - trekking across the
desert, along the Silk Road to the roof of the world, and sailing up the
Yingtong River. And with Spindrick planning to put deadly weapons in
every paw and claw, and the stoat Falshed hot on his tail, Monty must
move fast. But things really get out of paw when Monty comes whisker to
whisker with his old adversary, the evil lemming Sveltlana- GARRY
KILWORTH has written many novels for children and adults - mostly on
science-fiction, fantasy and historical themes - including THE DROWNERS,
which was commended for the Carnegie Medal in l992 and HOUSE OF TRIBES
for Corgi in September l996. His titles for the Random House children's
list include the Welkin Weasels adventures as well as THE ELECTRIC KID,
which won the Lancashire Libraries Children's Book Award in l995 and
CYBERCATS (both now out of print).
