Impossible Creatures

About Impossible Creatures

"There was Tolkien, there is Pullman and now there is Katherine Rundell. Wondrous invention, marvellous writing." – Michael Morpurgo. Dive into the critically acclaimed, award-winning Impossible Creatures, now in paperback from BookClub.com.mt, Malta and Gozo's online bookstore. From Katherine Rundell, the British Book Awards Author of the Year, comes the first novel in a spellbinding series, hailed as "a masterpiece to rival Tolkien and Pullman" by The Daily Telegraph. This edition includes the bonus short story, The Centaur's Spectacles.

Join Christopher as he discovers a secret passage to the Archipelago, a hidden cluster of magical islands where mythical creatures like griffins, sphinxes, and centaurs thrive. Here, he meets Mal, a brave girl with a flying coat and a baby griffin, pursued by a mysterious killer. Together, they embark on a thrilling and urgent quest across the wild splendour of these islands. As the creatures of myth mysteriously begin to perish, Christopher and Mal must uncover the truth behind a rising evil, battling danger and unraveling ancient secrets to save both the Archipelago and the world beyond from impending doom. Perfect for readers aged 9 and up, this fantastically imaginative adventure, a winner of the British Book Awards Children's Fiction Book of the Year, promises a world as enchanting and perilous as Narnia or Middle Earth.

Key Details

• Author: Katherine Rundell
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• Year Published: 2023
• Pages: 368

Order from BookClub.com.mt — Malta and Gozo's online bookstore.