The Poisoned King

<p><b>The dragons call out, and the ratatoskas tell of murder. Come with us now. There is justice to be done. <br></b><br><b>Return to the magic of the Archipelago... </b><b><i>The Poisoned King </i>is the dazzling second book in Katherine Rundell''s epic and bestselling <i>Impossible Creatures </i>series.</b><br><br><b><i>''There was Tolkien, there is Pullman and now there is Katherine Rundell'' </i>– Michael Morpurgo</b><br><br>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...<br><br><b>The unmissable sequel to <i>Impossible Creatures, </i>WINNER of the Waterstones Book of the Year, British Book Awards Children''s Book of the Year, Foyles Children''s Book of the Year and the Books Are My Bag Readers Award</b><br><br>''A book stuffed full of fantastical, magical delight'' – Cressida Cowell on <i>Impossible Creatures</i><br><br>''Readers will seize this with delight<i>'' </i>– Philip Pullman on <i>Impossible Creatures</i><br><br>''A masterpiece to rival Tolkien<i>'' </i>– <i>Daily Telegraph</i> on <i>Impossible Creatures</i><br><br>''Every sentence sparkles ... Magnificent'' – <i>The Times</i> on <i>Impossible Creatures</i></p>