""An epic adventure set in a world of wonderful, mythological creatures, sometimes benign but frequently savage""
Brimful of ideas, award-winning Katherine Rundell’s epic adventure is set in a world that joyfully and provocatively stretches the imagination as Christopher and Mal, two children with exceptional futures, explore the secret and mysterious world of the Archipelago where mythological creatures, sometimes benign but frequently savage, still live.
Mal’s destiny propels the course of their thrilling and desperate sea voyage on which so much of the future of the world depends while Christopher’s special qualities are also a mark of the vital role he is to play in it too. Both have skills of strength and insight on an heroic scale especially with regard to caring for and understanding the special qualities of all living creatures – including trees. And both are readily recognisable from other fantasy epics such as Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials and Ursula Le Guin’s Earthsea sequence.
With her fabulous new bestiary of wonderous creatures with curious conflations of physical and psychological characteristics Katherine Rundell has created a new mythology which is simultaneously crammed with her own innovative ideas and packed with references to other mythologies and imaginary worlds.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE FIRST BOOK IN THE LANDMARK NEW FANTASY SERIES THAT CONTINUES WITH THE POISONED KING"A glorious fantasy adventure . . . And it's the day he met Mal-a girl on the run, in desperate need of his help.Mal and Christopher embark on a wild adventure, racing from island to island, searching for someone who can explain why the magic is fading and why magical creatures are suddenly dying.
Impossible Creatures features in the following genres: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Supernatural and mythological creatures, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mysteries and the unexplained, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Relationships (non-family / groups), Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics
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Impossible Creatures was written by Katherine Rundell and published by Random House an imprint of Diversified Publishing
Impossible Creatures has 400 pages
