'KATHERINE RUNDELL RETURNS WITH A PERFECT FANTASY' _TELEGRAPH_ ** BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS' AWARD WINNER ** The unmissable new story in the No.1 _Sunday Times_ bestselling Impossible Creatures series, for fans of Philip Pullman, Percy Jackson and Skandar. _'THERE WAS TOLKIEN, THERE IS PULLMAN AND NOW THERE IS KATHERINE RUNDELL' _– MICHAEL MORPURGO When Christopher Forrester is unexpectedly woken by a miniature dragon chewing on his face, his heart leaps for joy. For months he's dreamed of returning to the Archipelago – the secret islands where all the creatures of myth still live. But he did not know it would involve a rescue mission on the back of a sphinx, or a plan to enter a dragon's lair. Nor did he imagine it would involve a girl with a flock of birds at her side, a new-hatched chick in her pocket and a ravenous hunger for justice... AWARDS AND PRAISE FOR _IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES_ WINNER Waterstones Book of the Year WINNER British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year WINNER Foyles Children's Book of the Year WINNER Books Are My Bag Readers Award 'A book stuffed full of fantastical, magical delight' – Cressida Cowell _ _'Readers will seize this with delight_' _– Philip Pullman _ _'A masterpiece to rival Tolkien_' _– _Daily Telegraph_ _ __ _'Every sentence sparkles ... Magnificent'_ _– _The Times_ _Impossible Creatures_ Sunday Times bestseller, December 2023