Urgum and the Goo Goo Bah
by
Kjartan Poskitt
Illustrated by Philip Reeve
Urgum the Axeman is the fiercest savage the Lost Desert has ever known. He and his rough, tough barbarian sons like nothing better than a fight to the death with plenty of gore and gruesomeness.
How surprising then that Urgum should make such a good foster father to an abandoned baby boy who turns up on his cavestep. No one knows who the baby belongs to but when he is kidnapped by Troggyls and hidden away underground, Urgum and his compatriots brave untold dangers to rescue him.
Philip Reeve's black-and-white illustrations complement the off-beat, quirky humour in this latest Urgum adventure which will appeal to both boys and girls.
Publisher: Scholastic
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Philip Reeve
Philip Reeve was born and raised in Brighton, where he worked in a bookshop for a number of years. Philip then began illustrating and has since provided cartoons for around forty children’s books, including the best-selling Horrible Histories, Murderous Maths and Dead Famous series.
Mortal Engines was Philip’s first book to be published, and this developed into a series – Predator Cities. His latest book is Goblins.
Philip lives on Dartmoor with his wife and son, and his interests are walking, drawing, writing and reading. Visit Philip's site:
http://www.philip-reeve.com
Philip Reeve Photo: © Dominic Turner
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