Call of the Titanic

From the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragonsand My Friend the Octopus comes an excitinghistorical adventure – with a touch of magic – setaboard the Titanic ... '[A] compelling adventure ... Superb.' THE TIMES,BOOK OF THE WEEKYoung cabin steward, Sid, is proud to be working on the Titanic,the greatest stream liner ever built.Clara dreams of adventure at sea, and discovers it the hard wayas a stowaway on a much smaller ship, the Carpathia. Here, she meets a giant bear of a dog: Rigel, who has a reputationfor mischief. What none of them can foresee is how they'll need each other onthe night Titanic collides with an iceberg.Or that an even more extraordinary creature might also answertheir call ... The third middle-grade historical adventure from theauthor of Darwin's Dragons and My Friend the Octopus  A new spin on the sinking of the Titanic, offering anuplifting alternate history of real-life survivor, Sid DanielsA touching animal friendship lies at the heart of thestory, as well as hints of mythology Showcases Lindsay Galvin's trademark combination of excitingadventure, real-life history and a magical twist   PRAISE FOR DARWIN'S DRAGONS:‘A striking and original adventure … just thesort of story I love.’ EMMA CARROLL‘WHAT a voyage! [Darwin’s Dragons] iseverything you hope it will be …’ LUCYSTRANGE‘[A] beautifully fictionalised story’ THETELEGRAPH