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Alchymist's Cat: The Deptford Histories 1
Robin Jarvis Hodder, 2000 (first published in 1989) Paperback. 366pp. illustrations £6.99 to order
It is the winter of 1664 and young Will Godwin, an alchymist's assistant, chances upon a mother cat and her three new-born kittens in a London churchyard. Taking pity on the freezing family, Will carries them back to his master's apothecary shop. And there, among the bubbling bottles and evil-smelling jars in Dr Spittle's laboratory, unfolds an extraordinary tale of sorcery, villainy and murder...The Oaken Throne : The Deptford Histories 2 Robin Jarvis Hodder, 2000 (first published in 1993) Paperback. 457pp. illustrations £6.99 to order
It is a time of magic and a time of darkness. The Starwife, leader of the black squirrels, lies dying, betrayed and poisoned. But as the bat army launches a devastating attack on her realm, she staggers to a window and summons aid... These terrible events are to draw Vesper, the young bat, and Ysabelle, the squirrel maiden, into taking a fearsome journey - in a desperate attempt to save their lands from destruction.Thomas : The Deptford Histories 3 Robin Jarvis |
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