A Clock of Stars #2: Beyond the Mountains

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Authors
Chris Riddell, Francesca Gibbons
Publisher
HarperCollins
Genre
Children’s Fiction
Released
14 October, 2021
ISBN
9780008355104

A Clock of Stars #2: Beyond the Mountains

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Synopsis

Recommended for ages 8+.

The thrilling sequel to the best-selling middle-grade debut of Autumn 2020.

Imogen and Marie return through the door in the tree to a whole new Yaroslav. Miro is king, but hates it. Anneshka is no longer Queen. . . and hates it.

When Anneshka hears a prophecy that she will rule the Greatest Kingdom, she seizes Marie, believing her to be key to fulfilling it, and heads over the mountains. Imogen and Miro chase after them, in hot pursuit.

But what they find in the lands beyond will change everything again, and see them facing dangers they could never have imagined, both human and otherwise.

Beautifully illustrated throughout by Chris Riddell, exciting and funny, the Clock of Stars trilogy is a timeless fantasy from the most astonishing new voice in middle grade.

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A Fantastical Realm: Extract from A Clock of Stars: Beyond the Mountains by Francesca Gibbons, illustrated by Chris Riddell

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14 October 2021

A Fantastical Realm: Extract from A Clock of Stars: Beyond the Mountains by Francesca Gibbons, illustrated by Chris Riddell

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12 October 2021

A Thrilling Sequel: Read Our Review of A Clock of Stars: Beyond the Mountains by Francesca Gibbons, illustrated by Chris Riddell

Francesca Gibbons
About the author

Francesca Gibbons

Francesca Gibbons has been telling tall tales for as long as she can remember. She had the idea for The Shadow Moth when she was a child. Now it's the first book in her middle-grade trilogy, A Clock of Stars, due to be published by HarperCollins in October 2020.Fran did most of her growing up in Staffordshire. She read English at the University of Bristol and now lives in the Cotswolds with her husband. She also works as a freelance copywriter.

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Chris Riddell
About the author

Chris Riddell

Chris Riddell is an author, political cartoonist (for The Observer), and the illustrator of A Great Big Cuddle by Michael Rosen. His other books include Pirate Diary and Jonathan Swift's Gulliver, both winners of the Kate Greenaway Medal, as well as Castle Diary. He won the Smarties Prize in 2008. Chris lives in Brighton.

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