Anyone with a Hogwarts-shaped hole in their lives can't miss this
fantasy series opener. Dive into a secret underground city below London
where ordinary objects are capable of extraordinary magic!
Part Tim Burton, part J.K. Rowling! A terrific debut. --Soman
Chainani, New York Times Bestselling Author of the School for Good
and Evil series
Welcome to a world where nothing is quite as it seems...
When their grandmother Sylvie is rushed to the hospital, Ivy Sparrow and
her annoying big brother Seb cannot imagine what adventure lies in
store. Soon their house is ransacked by unknown intruders, and a very
strange policeman turns up on the scene, determined to apprehend them .
. . with a toilet brush.
Ivy and Seb make their escape only to find themselves in a completely
uncommon world, a secret underground city called Lundinor where
ordinary objects have amazing powers. There are belts that enable the
wearer to fly, yo-yos that turn into weapons, buttons with healing
properties, and other enchanted objects capable of very unusual feats.
But the forces of evil are closing in fast, and when Ivy and Seb learn
that their family is connected to one of the greatest uncommon treasures
of all time, they must race to unearth the treasure and get to the
bottom of a family secret . . . before it's too late.
Debut novelist Jennifer Bell delivers a world of wonder and whimsy in
the start of a richly uncommon series.
An auspicious trilogy opener. -Kirkus Reviews