Podkin and the Tentacled Terror
By (Author) Kieran Larwood
Illustrated by David Wyatt
Faber & Faber
Faber & Faber
21st January 2025
12th September 2024
Main
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Hardback
400
Width 135mm, Height 216mm
After claiming the Singing Spear, Podkin heads to the sea to search out the last gift of all - the Anvil of Magmarok - which is hidden inside a mysterious labyrinth. He must brave Ancient sea monsters and pirates to arrive at the city that houses the anvil before Shramashank and his Gorm. But what will it take to defeat the labyrinth and win the anvil And what will happen when the Gifts finally gather in one place
Another rip roaring adventure, exquisitely illustrated with full page artwork from the leading fantasy illustrator of our age, David Wyatt.
Praise for the series:
'Larwood is forging a new path in classic tales.' Kiran Millwood Hargrave
'Spellbinding.' Guardian
'Storytelling perfection.' Sophie Anderson
'Pure magic.' Abi Elphinstone
Kieran Larwood moved to the UK from Kenya when he was two and now lives on the Isle of Wight. He has worked as a reception teacher, archery instructor and in a cake factory! He won the Blue Peter Best Story Award.
David Wyatt, the illustrator, lives in Devon. He has illustrated tales by many well-known authors, including Terry Pratchett, Philip Pullman and J. R. R. Tolkien.
Cover by Fernando Lopez Juarez.