The Poisoned King

The unmissable new story in the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling Impossible Creatures series, for fans of Philip Pullman, Percy Jackson and Skandar. ´There was Tolkien, there is Pullman and now there is Katherine Rundell´ – Michael Morpurgo When Christopher Forrester is unexpectedly woken by a miniature dragon chewing on his face, his heart leaps for joy. For months he´s dreamed of returning to the Archipelago – the secret islands where all the creatures of myth still live. But he did not know it would involve a rescue mission on the back of a sphinx, or a plan to enter a dragon´s lair. Nor did he imagine it would involve a girl with a flock of birds at her side, a new-hatched chick in her pocket and a ravenous hunger for justice... Awards and praise for Impossible Creatures WINNER Waterstones Book of the Year WINNER British Book Awards Children´s Book of the Year WINNER Foyles Children´s Book of the Year WINNER Books Are My Bag Readers Award ´A book stuffed full of fantastical, magical delight´ – Cressida Cowell ´Readers will seize this with delight´ – Philip Pullman ´A masterpiece to rival Tolkien´ – Daily Telegraph ´Every sentence sparkles ... Magnificent´– The Times Impossible Creatures Sunday Times bestseller, December 2023