'Completely fantastic' A.F. Steadman, bestselling author of the SKANDAR series on The Whisperwicks
The spell-binding world-building of Philip Pullman and Katherine Rundell with the page-turning kid appeal of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief.
'Magic forged at Midsommer is the strongest and truest of all magic - both fair and foul.'
When Benjamiah discovers a strange fragment of witchstone, he find himself transported to the labyrinthine streets of Wreathenwold - a world of spectacular adventure and impossible magic.
Along with his friends Elizabella Cotton, Mea and Silas the mapmaker, Benjamiah embarks on a dangerous quest involving a strange collection of fairytales - The Book of Barely Believable Stories. The gang must undertake a series of magical trials to save the missing children of Wreathenwold, before Midsommer ends and they are lost forever . . .
| ISBN: | 9780241625088 |
| Publication date: | 26th March 2026 |
| Author: | Jordan Lees |
| Illustrator: | Vivienne To |
| Publisher: | Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Series: | The Whisperwicks |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories Adventure Stories |