Will Gallows, a young elfling sky cowboy, rides out on a perilous quest to bring the evil snake-bellied troll bandit, Noose Wormworx, to justice. Noose is wanted for the murder of Will's pa - the former deputy sheriff of Oretown. Will's journey takes him deep into the heart of the West-Rock, to the dark underground city of Deadrock, where he soon uncovers a deadly secret that could spell disaster not only for Oretown, but for the whole of the West-Rock.

 

This book was recognised by the CBI Book Of the Year Award. The CBI Book of the Year Awards are literary awards presented annually in the Republic of Ireland to writers of books for children and young people. The Awards are run by Children's Books Ireland (CBI) and are open to authors and illustrators born or resident in Ireland; books may be written in English or Irish. The awards, known as The Bisto Awards when they began in 1990, are now sponsored by the CBI.

This book is part of a book series called Will Gallows .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Andersen Press Ltd .

This is the second book in Derek Keilty's fantastic Will Gallows series. He began writing in 2000 as a new millennium resolution and hasn't looked back. Currently, he has a thriving schools program, storytelling and taking creative writing workshops around local schools. He lives in Northern Ireland with his wife, Elaine, who is Canadian, and has twin daughters, Sarah-Jane and Rebekah. Jonny Duddle has written and illustrated two best-selling picture books: The Pirate-Cruncher and The Pirates Next Door. His next book, The King of Space, publishes in March 2013. He lives in Wales with his wife Jane and daughters Daisy and Rosie.