Rumblestar

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Magic, adventure, and a whole new world is waiting to be discovered! The perfect series for adventurers aged 9+ and fans of Michelle Harrison, Piers Torday and Jamie Littler. The Unmapped Chronicles will not only leave children entertained, but will also empower themto battle climate change and environmental issues.


'Adventures are unpredictable and often terribly badly behaved a bit like pickled onions if youve ever tried to fork one on a plate but they have a way of unlocking people and turning them upside down so that all the astonishing things fizzing around inside them start to tumble out

Eleven-year-old Casper Tock hates risks, is allergic to adventures and shudders at the thought of unpredictable events.So, it comes as a nasty shock to him when he accidentallystumblesinto Rumblestar, an Unmapped Kingdom full of magical beasts.

All Casper wants is to find a way home, but Rumblestar is in trouble. An evil harpy called Morgis sendingher followers, the Midnights, into the kingdom to wreak havocand pave the way for her to steal the Unmapped magic for herself.But Casper cannot turn a blind eye because the future of his own world, he discovers, is bound up with that of the Unmapped Kingdoms.

And so, together with Utterly Thankless, a girl who hates rules and is allergic to behaving, and her miniature dragon, Arlo, Casper embarksupon an adventure full ofcloud giants, storm ogres and drizzle hags. Canhe, Utterly and Arlo, the unlikeliest of heroes, save the Unmapped Kingdomsandour world from the clutches of Morg and her Midnights

Live a life filled with adventure with Abi Elphinstone in this brand NEW series where a whole new world is waiting to be discovered...

'Imaginative, adventurous and wonderful' Robin Stevens, author of AMurder Most Unladylike series
'The Unmapped Chronicles series is irresistible' Lauren St John, author of The White Giraffe
'Abi Elphinstone has created a complete world so believably and effortlessly, I can only marvel' Piers Torday, author ofThe Last Wild Trilogy
'Brimming with enchantment and adventure' Catherine Doyle, author ofThe Storm Keeper's Island
Abi Elphinstone is proving to be a worthy successor to CS Lewis The Times

Also by Abi Elphinstone:
The Dreamsnatcher
The Shadow Keeper
The Night Spinner
Sky Song
Winter Magic(anthology)
Everdark(World Book Day)
Jungledrop
The Crackledawn Dragon
Everdark

Author Bio

Abi Elphinstone grew up in Scotland where she spent most of her childhood building dens, hiding in tree houses, and running wild across highland glens. After being coaxed out of her treehouse, she studied English at Bristol University and then worked as a teacher in Africa, Berkshire, and London. She is the author of the Dreamsnatcher trilogy and the Unmapped Chronicles, among other books for young readers, and the editor of anthologyWinter Magic. When shes not writing, Abi volunteers for the childrens literacy charity Coram Beanstalk, speaks in schools, and travels the world looking for her next story. You can find more about Abi atAbiElphinstone.comor on Facebook at Facebook.com/Abi.Elphinstone.