What an incredible, impossibly amazing adventure! I was absolutely gripped by Impossible Creatures from the opening lines until the final page. A powerful, stunning epic fantasy that swept me into a magical world that I didn’t want to leave. This is a story that melts into your heart and leaves an indelible mark – utterly breath-taking!
Christopher has been sent to spend his holidays with his grandfather in a remote part of Scotland. When he witnesses creatures who should not exist racing down a hill, he discovers that his grandfather is a guardian of a way in to a magical world, the Archipelago, a group of islands that is home to creatures which humans believe only exist in myth. Christopher finds himself providing shelter to a baby griffin who is soon reunited with its protector, Mal, when she comes through the gateway to Christopher’s world, escaping from someone who is intent on killing her.
Together, these two incredible children, return to the Archipelago which is in danger of losing its magic and the creatures that live there to begin a quest that sees them venturing on an incredible journey. A journey where love and friendship flourish, where danger and hope balance on a knife-edge and where encounters change lives in the most extraordinary ways. Can Christopher and Mal discover what is happening to the islands’ magic? What lengths will they go to in order to save both their worlds?
This is a quest adventure that transported me wholeheartedly into a richly imagined world where sphinxes impart knowledge, where centaurs hold a key to renewal and where a baby griffin brings joy and comfort. It is a story that took me on a real rollercoaster of emotions, from heartache to joy, from despair to hope – and the ending was just perfect, making me desperate for the next book in this trilogy.
There is no doubt that this is an epic fantasy adventure that will rightly earn its place as a classic. I cannot recommend this highly enough – a definite book of the year!
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