{"product_id":"9781408897447","title":"The Poisoned King","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Rundell, Katherine\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781408897447\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Dec 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Katherine Rundell returns with a perfect fantasy' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e** BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS' AWARD WINNER **\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe unmissable new story in the No.1 \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Impossible Creatures series, for fans of Philip Pullman, Percy Jackson and Skandar. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'There was Tolkien, there is Pullman and now there is Katherine Rundell' \u003c\/i\u003e Michael Morpurgo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWhen Christopher Forrester is unexpectedly woken by a miniature dragon chewing on his face, his heart leaps for joy. For months he's dreamed of returning to the Archipelago the secret islands where all the creatures of myth still live. But he did not know it would involve a rescue mission on the back of a sphinx, or a plan to enter a dragon's lair. Nor did he imagine it would involve a girl with a flock of birds at her side, a new-hatched chick in her pocket and a ravenous hunger for justice...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAwards and praise for \u003ci\u003eImpossible Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER Waterstones Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eWINNER British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eWINNER Foyles Children's Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003eWINNER Books Are My Bag Readers Award\u003cbr\u003e'A book stuffed full of fantastical, magical delight' Cressida Cowell \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Readers will seize this with delight\u003ci\u003e' \u003c\/i\u003e Philip Pullman \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'A masterpiece to rival Tolkien\u003ci\u003e' \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Every sentence sparkles ... Magnificent'\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eImpossible Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e Sunday Times bestseller, December 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46655879708830,"sku":"UBD-9781408897447","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781408897447.jpg?v=1774836219","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781408897447","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}