The Curse of the Ice Serpent

  ‘A rip-roaring gung-ho adventure’

  Financial Times

  MORTLOCK

  Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize

  ‘A macabre, darkly humorous adventure peppered with

  deadly thrills. A dazzling debut’

  Guardian

  ‘Mortlock is a thrilling adventure from start to finish’

  SciFi Now

  ‘Mayhew has woven a rich tapestry depicting

  a series of convincing worlds’

  Observer

  For Brian Buckley, Andy Gardner and Steve Stapleton –

  ‘All for one, and a packet of Scampi Fries, probably’

  Bloomsbury Publishing, London, New Delhi, New York and Sydney

  First published in Great Britain in January 2015 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

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  ISBN 9781408854242

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