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‘An evocative fantasy from the acclaimed author of The Wolf Road’ Sunday Times, One to Watch
‘If you like a dose of magical realism with your gothic novel, this sprawling new story from Richard Lambert (The Wolf Road) is for you. In a dangerous land enslaved by the cruel Regent where the Dreamers can turn dreams into reality, Toby meets Tamurlaine, a peculiar girl who has lost her memory. To uncover the mystery of her identity and get Toby back home, the pair must go on a journey to the castle of the Regent.’ Times & Sunday Times, Best Children’s Books of 2021
‘Richly imagined, Shadow Town confirms that Lambert’s dazzling debut The Wolf Road wasn’t a one-off. Financial Times
‘Astonishing, funny and immersive’ Hilary McKay
‘Page-turning excitement in the narrative; and, as readers of Lambert’s debut novel, The Wolf Road, will anticipate, this wandering tale often surprises in its poetic exploration of language’ Books for Keeps
‘A sprawling, surreal epic that shimmers with shadows and with images that linger like a dream. It is strange and haunting and impossible to ignore’ Chris Soul