A Riddle for a King

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Philo longs for freedom and adventure and he most certainly gets it when he lands in the strangest of lands: a place where nothing makes sense, a place packed with riddles and paradoxes. Will Philo ever make it home Will he make sense of the conundrums that litter his path An addictive, delightfully bamboozling sure to thrill and intrigue puzzle-loving readers.

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Highly entertaining * Guardian, praise for Mark Forsyth *
Sparkling * Daily Telegraph, praise for Mark Forsyth *
Addictive * The Times, praise for Mark Forsyth *

Author Bio

Mark Forsyth was given a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary as a christening present and has never looked back. He is the author of several books on language, including The Illustrated Etymologicon, which was Sunday Time number-one bestseller. Mark has also written about Christmas traditions and bookshops and his TED Talk on language and politics ('What's a snollygoster') has over half a million views. He studied English at Oxford University and lives in London.