Book description
High in the crumbling Palace of Statues, oily Vox Verlix - nominally
the Most High Academe but no more than a prisoner in reality - is
brewing a terrible plot to destroy the goblins and the shrykes at a
stroke, leaving him free to take over once again. Rook Barkwater, a
young librarian knight, stumbles upon the truth when he is taken captive
and forced to work for Rook. But can Rook foil Vox's plan and save the
lives of his librarian colleagues-? A dramatic and menacing new
adventure, illustrated throughout with marvellously imaginative black
and white illustrations.
Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell are the creators of the hugely
successful Edge Chronicles, which have sold over two million
copies and have been translated into over thirty languages worldwide.
Their other collaborations include the Barnaby Grimes series
and the Far Flung Adventures, the first of which, Fergus
Crane, won the 2004 Gold Smarties Prize.
Paul Stewart is the author of a number of previous titles for
children including The Midnight Hand and The Wakening (a
Federation of Children's Book Groups Pick of the Year) for the
Yearling list.
Chris Riddell is an accomplished graphic artist who has illustrated
many acclaimed books for children. Winner of many prestigious awards
including the UNESCO Prize (for Something Else), the Kate
Greenaway Medal (in 2001 and 2004 for Pirate Diary and
Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver') and the Gold Nestlé Prize for
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, he is also the political
cartoonist for the Observer.
