A wild world of magical creatures and heroic adventure fromthe extraordinary imagination of Philip Reeve. The squabblinggoblins who live in the great towers of Clovenstone spend theirtime fighting and looting. Only clever young Skarper understandsthat dark magic created by a vanquished sorcerer is rising again.From the lands of men come fortune-seekers - and trolls,giants, cloud-maidens, boglins, swamp monsters, tree-warriors andbloodthirsty goblins are swept into a fabulous magical conflictto thrill all fantasy fans.