An exciting new middle-grade historical adventure from the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragons.

London, 1666


  When fire breaks out, eleven-year-old Gil is separated from his
  family in the chaos. One of his few remaining possessions is a
  mysterious ball of rock that fell from the sky.


  As he races to beat the inferno spreading across the city, neither
  he, nor his new friend Jennet, has any idea that the stone in
  his satchel is an unhatched bird of myth and fire. And that there
  are some who will stop at nothing to get their hands on a legendary
  phoenix . . .





  The fourth middle-grade historical adventure by hugely
  successful and critically acclaimed Lindsay Galvin.


  A unique spin on the infamous tragedy with Galvin's
  original mix of mythology, history and science.


  The Great Fire of London is a favourite National Curriculum
  teaching topic.

  A touching animal friendship at the heart of the story.







  PRAISE FOR LINDSAY GALVIN:


  'Galvin is a thrilling storyteller' TELEGRAPH



  'Breathtakingly daring and imaginative' BOOKTRUST