Stunning epic environmental fantasy-adventure from world-class storyteller at a time of global climate emergency.
Skrimsli, the Tiger, and his friends, Owl and Elo, must escape the clutches of the tyrannical circus owner Kobret Majak and his twin assassin-acrobats, then stop a war and save the ancient forest where the Tiger and the Owl are sacred guardians. Along the way they are helped by the Palatine, a desert princess and her eagle, a chihuahua who thinks she’s a wolf, a horse with a heart of gold and the crew of a very unusual ship.
This is a story full of excitement and danger that explores themes of friendship, loyalty, identity and love in the context of some of humanity’s toughest problems.
<aside> 🕊️ Visionary story focusing on the relationships of human and animals, with superb human and animal characters
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Nicola Davies has a high profile and impressive record as a children’s author in picture books as well as MG and YA fiction. She is a Book Trust writer in residence and a regular at the Hay Festival. Also a zoologist, Nicola was one of the original presenters of the BBC children’s wildlife programme The Really Wild Show. She has been shortlisted for the Branford Boase and the Blue Peter Book Awards and has published with Walker and Penguin Random House among others. Nicola lives in West Wales
Nicola Davies - Children's Author
<aside> 🕊️ With a cover by award-winning natural world artist Jackie Morris (The Lost Words).
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<aside> 🕊️ "This is storytelling on the most poetic scale – strange, bloody, grand and unforgettable." The Guardian
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UK Publisher: Firefly, September, 2023
Editor: Penny Thomas
Primary Agent: Veronique Baxter
Film/TV Agent: DHA (Clare Israel)
Extent: 100,000 words
Co-agents: Chinese - Andrew Nurnberg Associates; Japanese - Tuttle Mori
Rights Sold: All rights available