The Secret Country

ISBN-13: 9781416938156 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 336 str.

Jane Johnson; Adam Stower

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Ben wants a Mongolian Fighting Fish more than anything. But when he goes to Mr. Dodds's Pet Emporium with his hard-earned savings, he buys a cat instead. He doesn't have a choice, really. The cat insists.

Iggy (as the tabby likes to be called) has been kidnapped from his home, a parallel world known as the Secret Country. And as the two soon discover, Iggy is not the only animal to fall victim to the pet-store owner's devious scheme: Mr. Dodds is stealing the Secret Country's magical creatures and selling them to England's rich and curious. Being away from their homeland causes the creatures with any connection to the Secret Country to be under immediate threat. What's more, it seems Ben's mother is their long-lost queen.

With his mother's life hanging in the balance, it's up to Ben to play his part in an ancient prophecy and prove he's worthy of the title of Prince of Eidolon.

This first installment of "a wonderfully offbeat and original series" (Clive Barker) introduces Ben Arnold, who learns his new pet--a talking cat--has been kidnapped from his home in the magical realm of Eidolon, in a devious magical-creature-trafficking scheme. Illustrations.