Interest age: 9-13
Reading age: 9+

The Queen of Dreams

Author: Peter Hamilton Illustrator: Adam Stower

Publisher: Doubleday

Taggie and Jemima arrive at their Dad's tumbledown cottage for a summer of sunshine and strawberries. The appearance of a talking white squirrel is the first sign that life has become weirdly unpredictable. Then Dad is captured by terrifying four-legged knights…

As the sisters plan his rescue, helped by special agent Felix the squirrel, ancient elves and Mrs Veroomes the seer, they are drawn through magic doorways into strange realms. It seems their destiny is linked to royalty in the First Realm.

First of a trilogy, with dramatic illustrations, this gripping adventure is full of magic, suspense and fantastical creatures - classic storytelling with a contemporary twist.

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