Mort the Meek and the Monstrous Quest

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Young Mort is a pacifist, unfortunate enough to be living on the spiky island of Brutalia, which in turn is ruled by a real stinker of a queen. Nonetheless, when his monarch issues a challenge to her subjects to sail out into the Salty Sea and return with a trophy, Mort is quick to put himself forward. Mort you see, believes his dad and twin siblings Gosh and Gee are out there on the sea somewhere waiting to be found. Things don’t go to plan (this won’t come as a surprise to readers) and instead of his friend Weed, Mort’s sailing partner is Punky Mason, ‘a rock-crusher’s daughter and a pacifist’s nightmare.’ Can things get worse? They haven’t even run into the monster octopus yet … One things for sure, it’s all terrific fun for readers, packed with invention, surprises, wordplay and some wonderful characters.

Andrea Reece

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