Impossible Creatures

There’s a place where all the wildest stories began. The first novel in the award-winning and globally bestselling Impossible Creatures series follows two children on an epic journey to transform the world. Christopher discovers a Way-Between from our world to the Archipelago, a cluster of magical islands where mythical creatures live in abundance. There he meets Mal, a girl with a flying coat and a baby griffin, pursued by a killer. Together they embark on a quest to uncover why the creatures are perishing and to save both the islands and the world beyond from a rising evil.

This edition includes The Centaur’s Spectacles bonus short story. The book has earned multiple accolades, including recognition as a Times Children's Book of the Week, The Independent Children's Book of the Week, and The Telegraph Children's Book of the Week, along with a Sunday Times bestseller status in 2023.

The story continues in The Poisoned King, the scheduled sequel to Impossible Creatures.

Features

• First novel in the Impossible Creatures series
• Christopher and Mal journey to the Archipelago
• Mythical creatures: sphinxes, centaurs, griffins
• Way-Between connects worlds
• The Centaur’s Spectacles bonus short story included
• Widespread critical acclaim and awards