The Fathomless Fire (44 page)
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Authors: Thomas Wharton
When Will Lightfoot crashes his father’s motorbike, he is catapulted to another world – one of knights, mages and talking creatures, where everything is familiar yet strange: the world of Story. A long time ago, the Perilous Realm fell under the shadow of the Night King and his desire to control all stories.
Now, unwillingly caught up in the struggle against the ancient evil, Will must face a host of perils if he is ever to find the gateless gate that will take him home.
BY
T
HOMAS
W
HARTON
THE FATHOMLESS FIRE
T
HOMAS
W
HARTON
is an award-winning writer for adults and younger readers whose work has been translated into several languages.
The Fathomless Fire
is the second book in The Perilous Realm series, which began with
The Shadow of Malabron
. The author says of the Perilous Realm, “It is not just a world with stories in it. This world is Story. It is the place that all the tales in our world come from. Whatever you might find in a story, you will find here. Adventures, strange encounters, riddles. Heroes and monsters. Bravery, goodness, and terrible evil. And many other things that have yet no name in our world. And you are here now, and that means you are in a story, too.”
The author is a professor of English at the University of Alberta, Canada, and lives in Edmonton with his wife and three children.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or, if real, used fictitiously. All statements, activities, stunts, descriptions, information and material of any other kind contained herein are included for entertainment purposes only and should not be relied on for accuracy or replicated as they may result in injury.
First published 2012 by Walker Books Ltd 87
Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ
Text © 2012 Thomas Wharton
Cover design by Walker Books Ltd Cover
illustration © 2012 Ciruelo Cabral
The right of Thomas Wharton to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
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ISBN 978-1-4063-4256-7 (ePub)