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Synopsis

A beautiful flapped paperback edition of this stand-alone adventure by the author of The Letter for the King

Deep in the woods, a young boy is kept prisoner by his uncle. He cannot meet other children, or have any friends. He holds the key to a secret.

Meanwhile, in a quiet village, Frans the schoolteacher invents stories of perilous deeds, shipwrecks, desert islands, and haunted castles to entertain his pupils. Then one stormy evening, a letter blows onto his doormat, summoning him to a meeting.

Suddenly, Frans is on a real-life mission, one in which he will encounter magicians, secret passages, conspiracies, hidden treasure and a sealed parchment which predicts the future.

He will learn the secret of the Seven Ways.

He will find seven allies.

And he will make a fearsome enemy. The adventure has begun...

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Pushkin Press
  • ISBN: 9781782691426
  • Number of pages: 350
  • Dimensions: 131 x 198 x 27 mm
  • Weight: 332g
  • Languages: English