The Kingdom and the Cave

'The Under People. They live in a huge Cave. They are thought to be boring upwards. Giant worms and flying ants. Underground magic.' Mickle, the palace cat, knows the kingdom is in danger. He can feel it in his whiskers and he has found a mysterious note in the royal library... (Yes, of course he can read, and speak - if he chooses to!) Mickle can't trust the King and Queen with his mission, so he and Prince Michael, with the help of their animal friends (and quite a bit of magic!), set out on a perilous quest to find the sinister Under People, discover their secret power and save the Kingdom of Astalon. In her first novel, written when she was only a teenager, Joan Aiken showcases the imagination, wit and storytelling zest that would lead to classics like Arabel's Raven and The Wolves of Willoughby Chase .

Product details

• Authors: Joan Aiken, MBE Joan Aiken
• Assisted by: Peter Bailey (Illustration)
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.11.2015
• EAN: 9780349005874
• ISBN: 978-0-349-00587-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Virago Press; Virago Modern Classics; VMC; VMC; Virago Modern Classics
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; Fiction > Suspense; JUVENILE FICTION / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Cats, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage)