Join the adventure. Break the curse. Find your way home. A magical new adventure from the bestselling author of THE IMPOSSIBLE BOY.

Victor is skeptical when Walter Swizwit comes to the village of Rainwater. He's the latest in a string of inventors passing through, and no one wants to buy his cheap magic tricks. But Walter doesn't take rejection well, and puts a curse on the village.

Only Victor is unaffected and he must leave Rainwater for the first time in his life if he's to find the cure. Victor's path takes him past other villages that Walter has damaged, and he picks up new companions on the way: Elena, handy with bow and arrow, Mo-Lan, a science prodigy, and scaredy-cat Mingus.

It's soon clear that they underestimated Walter's power. Only he has the cure for his magic and he's locked away in his castle a thousand leagues away. But he's not the only inventor out there... If Victor and his friends can get someone more powerful on their side, maybe they can win: find Walter, break the curse and return as heroes.

After all, there's no place like home...

About the Author
Ben Brooks is the author of the bestselling and ground-breaking Stories for Boys Who Dare To Be Different, which was the winner of Children's Book of the Year at the National Book Awards. The Impossible Boy is his first novel for children. He lives in Berlin. George is an illustrator, maker and avid reader from England. He works digitally and loves illustrating all things curious and mysterious. He is always trying to incorporate new artiness from the various world cultures he reads about and explores.

Reviews
Brooks, known for his Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different books, brings intellectual rigour and great imaginative power to his first foray into fiction * The Financial Times *
Fun and Engaging * Woman's Way *
A wonderful fantasy story -- Alex O'Connell * The Times - Children's Book of the Week *
a warm-hearted and magical adventure * Armadillo Magazine *



Book Information
ISBN 9781786541123
Author Ben Brooks
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Quercus Children's Books
Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Weight(grams) 440g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 150mm * 26mm