Alistair Grim's Odditorium
By Author / Illustrator
Gregory Funaro, Chris Mould
Genre
Adventure
Age range(s)
9+
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd
ISBN
9781846883828
Format
Paperback / softback
Published
15-09-2015
Synopsis
An enchanting book set in a world where the odd is the ordinary, evil has many faces and love is the most powerful magic of them all.Twelve-year-old Grubb lives a hand-to-mouth existence in Victorian England, working as a chimney sweep under a cruel master. After an incident at an inn, he hides in the trunk of one of its guests, the enigmatic Alistair Grim, and is whisked away to his Odditorium, a wonderful flying house full of incredible mechanical features powered by an enigmatic substance called animus.Now apprenticed to Grim, Grubb begins to settle into his new life and find a new family in the eccentric crew of the Odditorium, when suddenly his new world comes under attack by the evil Prince Nightshade and he is propelled into a perilous quest. As he gets caught up in the struggle, Grubb will learn valuable lessons and discover remarkable secrets about himself and his new host.
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