The Great Phoenix of London
by Lindsay Galvin
£7.99
Books > Children's - Confident Readers
A fantastical twist on the Great Fire of London from the author of Darwin’s Dragons, Galvin’s gripping adventure sends two friends and a phoenix fleeing across the capital in the wake of mobs and madness.
An exciting new middle-grade historical adventure from the bestselling author of Darwin’s Dragons.
1666. When 11-year-old bookish Gil finds a strange ‘heaven stone’ by the Thames, he never thought it would hatch. Or that so soon after the Great Plague, a small fire in London would become a deadly inferno. Soon Gil, his phoenix, and his spiky friend Magda must cross the burning city, avoid a terrifying mob, and find a place where they can all be safe.
The fourth middle-grade historical adventure by hugely successful and critically acclaimed Lindsay Galvin. A unique spin on the infamous tragedy with Galvin’s original mix of mythology, history and science.