The Forbidden Library

Django Wexler author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:29th Jan '15

Should be back in stock very soon

The Forbidden Library cover

Alice always thought fairy tales had happy endings - until the day she met her first fairy ...

Late one night Alice Creighton hears her father having an argument with a fairy – a snarling, bald beast with warts and needle-like teeth.

The next day her father disappears, never to return.

Late one night Alice Creighton hears her father having an argument with a fairy – a snarling, bald beast with warts and needle-like teeth.

The next day her father disappears, never to return. And Alice is sent to live with Master Geryon, an uncle she never even knew existed.

Geryon has a dark, mysterious library which is strictly off-limits to Alice. But after meeting a talking cat who is willing to sneak her in, Alice opens a book and suddenly finds herself inside it – and the only way out is by conquering the dangerous creatures within . . .

Compulsive fantasy with a brave, brilliant heroine. * Metro *
Reminiscent of Corneila Funke's Inkheart and Neil Gaiman's Coraline . . . Wexler ingeniously creates an inventive world with interesting creatures and frightening situations. * School Library Journal *
The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler is a dream come true for book lovers, child and adult alike . . . certainly deserving of becoming a classic in the future. * BookZone4Boys *
Working in the grand tradition of children’s fantasy, Wexler’s off to a promising start * Kirkus Reviews *
A charming, adventuresome fantasy from a promising new author * Booklist *

ISBN: 9780552568678

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 20mm

Weight: 234g

336 pages