by David Wyatt (Illustrator), David Wyatt (Illustrator), Philip Reeve (Author)
Arthur (Art) Mumby and his irritating sister Myrtle live with their father Revd Marmaduke Mumby in the huge and rambling house, Larklight, travelling through space on a remote orbit far beyond the moon. One ordinary sort of morning they receive a correspondence informing them that a gentleman is on his way to visit, a Mr Webster. Visitors to Larklight are rare if not unique, and a frenzy of preparation ensues. But it is the wrong sort of preparation, as they discover when their guest arrives, and a Dreadful and Terrifying (and marvellous) adventure begins. It takes them to the furthest reaches of known space, where they must battle the evil First Ones in a desperate attempt to save each other - and the universe. Recounted through the eyes of Art himself, Larklight will be sumptuously designed and illustrated throughout.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 02 Oct 2006
ISBN 10: 0747582408
ISBN 13: 9780747582403
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: Philip has won the Smarties Gold Award, Blue Peter Book of the Year and has been shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book Award, since his startling debut in 2001 Utterly unique, wonderfully imaginative, brilliantly written Beautifully designed and illustrated throughout, in gorgeous Magyk format