by Jon Mayhew
‘A rip-roaring gung-ho adventure’
Financial Times
MORTLOCK
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize
‘A macabre, darkly humorous adventure peppered with
deadly thrills. A dazzling debut’
Guardian
‘Mortlock is a thrilling adventure from start to finish’
SciFi Now
‘Mayhew has woven a rich tapestry depicting
a series of convincing worlds’
Observer
For Brian Buckley, Andy Gardner and Steve Stapleton –
‘All for one, and a packet of Scampi Fries, probably’
Bloomsbury Publishing, London, New Delhi, New York and Sydney
First published in Great Britain in January 2015 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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