ISBN The Witch of Clatteringshaws book English Paperback 160 pages

‘It’s a rotten old job being King!’ says Dido Twite. Her friend King Simon agrees – his scheming courtiers want to marry him off to a pushy princess,andhe has to lead his army against a tribe of invading Wends.
Their only hope is to find a long-lost heir to take Simon’s place on the throne of England, with the help of failed witch Malise and her prophesying parrot.
The last book in the series that first introduced Simon as the hero ofThe Wolves of Willoughby Chaseis a helter-skelter of battles, vicious villains and mysterious monsters, packed full of magic and humour. If you don’t know theWolves Chronicles, this gives a wonderful taste of Joan Aiken’s fantastic world – and you still have all the rest to discover!