This book is part of a book series called Children Of the Red King .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

This book was published 2008 by Scholastic .

Jenny Nimmo is the acclaimed author of the Charlie Bone series. She has won several significant awards for her children's books, including the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and the Tir na n-Og Welsh Arts Council award for The Snow Spider. She lives in Wales with her husband, David.