Impossible Creatures

 
　　那一天，Christopher從一個隱藏的湖邊，救起一隻小獅鷲起，他的人生將從此改變。也就是在同一天，他才得知有群列島，一整群從未被繪製入地圖內的島嶼，上頭存在著已繁衍幾千年的各種神奇生物。又是在同樣一天，Christopher遇見了Mal，一個急切需要他幫忙的逃亡女孩。
 
　　Mal和Christopher開始了瘋狂的冒險之旅，穿梭於島嶼之間，尋找為何魔法和魔法生物們都開始消失的原因。他們去問了人面獅身像，與海妖戰鬥，甚至去跟龍做談判。然而，當他們越靠近事實的真相，他們就越清楚，沒有人能夠出面解決問題，除了Mal和Christopher自己。
 
　　書內還有多達60幅插圖，包括一張地圖，和一本神奇生物的圖集，引人入勝。

Two kids race to save the world’s last magical place in the first book of a landmark new fantasy series, from ＂a writer with an utterly distinctive voice and a wild imagination.＂ (Philip Pullman, author of The Golden Compass)

＂An instant classic from one of the most gifted storytellers of our time, Impossible Creatures is an astonishing miracle of a book.＂ --Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal Winner for The One and Only Ivan

The day that Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.

It’s the day he learned about the Archipelago--a cluster of unmapped islands where magical creatures of every kind have thrived for thousands of years, until now. And it’s the day he met Mal--a girl on the run, in desperate need of his help.

Mal and Christopher embark on a wild adventure, racing from island to island, searching for someone who can explain why the magic is fading and why magical creatures are suddenly dying. They consult sphinxes, battle kraken, and negotiate with dragons. But the closer they get to the dark truth of what’s happening, the clearer it becomes: no one else can fix this. If the Archipelago is to be saved, Mal and Christopher will have to do it themselves.

Katherine Rundell’s story crackles and roars with energy and delight. It is brought vividly to life with more than 60 illustrations, including a map and a bestiary of magical creatures.

KATHERINE RUNDELL is the author of Rooftoppers (an ALA-ALSC Notable Book, winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize), Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms (a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner), The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer (winner of the Costa Children’s Book Award), and The Good Thieves. She grew up in Zimbabwe, Brussels, and London, and is currently a Fellow of St. Catherine’s College, Oxford. Her books for adults include Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne (winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize) and Why You Should Read Children’s Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise.

ASHLEY MACKENZIE is a Canadian artist and illustrator with a special affinity for dragons, dryads, and all magical creatures.