A darkness of dragons

A re-imagining of the pied piper tale in which a young piper becomes involved in the truth behind what the real motive at Hamlyn was.

After playing a forbidden spell-song to save a village from rats, 12-year-old piper Patch Brightwater is thrown in jail. But there he meets Wren - a noble girl under a rat-shaped curse - and together they befriend Barver, a fearsome dracogriff, and set off on a grand adventure filled with sorcerers, dragons, bandits...and one very deadly enemy.

From the depths of the Tiviscan dungeons to the highest peak of Gemspar Mountain, this stunning book reminds us of the soaring joy of adventure, the captivating danger of magic, and of the delight of finding friends in unexpected places.

NOTE : There are a few scenes in the dungeons and following the consequences of magic that are harsh though not gory.