{"product_id":"9780349005874-the-kingdom-and-the-cave","title":"The Kingdom and the Cave","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoan Aiken is the author of many favourite children's books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Wolves of Willoughby Chase\u003c\/i\u003e series. When she was just seventeen she wrote her first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom and the Cave\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea thrilling adventure about a cat and his boy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE WOLVES OF WILLOUGHBY CHASE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She was a literary treasure, and her books will continue to delight for years to come' PHILIP PULLMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Witty and endlessly inventive' CHRIS RIDDELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She's one of the most important and interesting children's fiction writers of the last fifty years' NEIL GAIMAN \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The Under People. They live in a huge Cave. They are thought to be boring upwards. Giant worms and flying ants. Underground magic'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMickle, the palace cat, knows the kingdom is in danger. He can feel it in his whiskers and he has found a mysterious note in the royal library . (Yes, of course he can read, and speak - if he chooses to!) Mickle can't trust the King and Queen with his mission, so he and Prince Michael, with the help of their animal friends (and quite a bit of magic!), set out on a perilous quest to find the sinister Under People, discover their secret power and save the Kingdom of Astalon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her first novel, written when she was only a teenager, Joan Aiken showcases the imagination, wit and storytelling zest that would lead to classics like \u003ci\u003eArabel's Raven\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wolves of Willoughby Chase\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449700725110,"sku":"9780349005874","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29819300.jpg?v=1760446506","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349005874-the-kingdom-and-the-cave","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}