The magical bestseller: a classic story to read again and again
'Absolutely loved it from start to finish' TOM FLETCHER
'I read it, I loved it' MALORIE BLACKMAN
'Kiran Millwood Hargrave creates a spellbinding world of magic, myth and adventure' EMMA CARROLL
Forbidden to leave her island, Isabella dreams of the faraway lands her cartographer father once mapped.
When her friend disappears, she volunteers to guide the search. The world beyond the walls is a monster-filled wasteland – and beneath the dry rivers and smoking mountains, a fire demon is stirring from its sleep.
Soon, following her map, her heart and an ancient myth, Isabella discovers the true end of her journey: to save the island itself.
- Winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2017
- Winner of the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year 2017
- Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award
- Shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize