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A Riddle for a King

Written by Mark Forsyth · Illustrated by Matthew Land

David Fickling Books · 2024 · 9+

Novel · PB · Fiction

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An invitation through a mysterious door takes adventure-hungry Philo somewhere logic behaves very strangely. He must work through riddles and curious encounters in a funny fantasy journey towards a king.

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