Impossible Creatures 2: The Poisoned King SIGNED, Katherine Rundell

Impossible Creatures 2: The Poisoned King SIGNED, Katherine RundellNew SIGNED Hardback The dragons call out, and the ratatoskas tell of murder. Come with us now. There is justice to be done. When Christopher Forrester is unexpectedly woken by a miniature dragon chewing on his face, his heart leaps for joy. For months hes 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

Across the twentieth century

Morris's intimate journals

In an instant

Albertus Magnus (Albert the Great) also made significant contributions to the study of astronomy

and uncovering the wildness and wilderness within

causing babies to sicken

and the substantial yeoman farmers and clothiers

the places we travel to and the scientific experiments we conduct create the perfect conditions for deadly new diseases to emerge and spread faster and further than ever

In the 1980s

The morals we have learned from these tales continue to inform our judgements

Two adversaries

and focuses on what gives these islands such magical and lasting appeal