Shadowsea ; Cogheart Adventures

Murder, mayhem and mystery meet in the gripping Victorian world of the bestselling series,The Cogheart Adventures... Join Lily, Robert and Malkin on a fantastic voyage of terror and triumph in Shadowsea, their fourth and final adventure, from award-winning Peter Bunzl.

Dark secrets never stay submerged for long.

Swept into the bright hustle-bustle of New York, Lily, Robert and Malkin discover that danger lies beneath the city's surface. For there are chilling goings-on...

A strange boy held captive who needs their help, and a shadowy professor with a treacherous plan.

Searching for clues, Robert and Lily are plunged into deep water... But will they uncover the deadly truth in time to survive?

Praise for The Cogheart Adventures:

"A steampunky tale of ambition, pursuit and revenge." The Guardian

"Expect thrills, mayhem and mystery." BookTrust

"A delightfully badly behaved heroine, enthralling mechanicals and a stormer of a plot." Abi Elphinstone

"A glittering clockwork treasure." Piers Torday

About the author

Peter Bunzl grew up in South London in a rambling Victorian house with three cats, two dogs, one sister, an antique-dealer dad and an artist mum. He is a BAFTA-winning animator, as well as a writer and film-maker. Peter's debut novel, Cogheart, has been shortlisted for lots of awards, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Like Lily and Robert, he loves adventures and reading penny dreadfuls, but wishes dearly that he had a mechanical fox called Malkin.

Summary

Swept into the hustle and bustle of New York, Lily, Robert and Malkin discover shadowy secrets lie beneath its surface. For there are chilling goings-on in their hotel... A boy held captive, haunted by an undersea mystery; and a revengeful villain with a treacherous plan. Can Robert and Lily reveal the deadly truth before the secrets submerge them?

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A captivating finale to this fantastic series. Lancashire Evening Post

Product details

• Authors: Peter Bunzl, Bunzl Peter
• Publisher: Usborne
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781474964388
• ISBN: 978-1-4749-6438-8
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 25 mm
• Series: The Cogheart Adventures; A Cogheart Adventure
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; New York, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Steampunk, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, c 1890 to c 1899, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Steampunk