MY BOOKS

‘A delight! Rogers has created a rich underwater world that bubbles over with layers of myth and magic’

-Siobhan McDermott author of Paper Dragons

An original, middle-grade fantasy debut awash with adventure. A determined heroine and a sinister villain clash to reveal river lore in a watery world of fantastical creatures and colossal challenges.

Larkers are outsiders, people with gills who must remain hidden. Concealing their secret from landlubbers, they scour the mudbanks, trade their finds and live off their wits. Thirteen-year-old Effra has been supporting her brother, Fleet, alone since their beloved grandfather died.

But when merciless Rivermun threatens her brother, Effra must bargain with the imposing Mother River, dive into the underwater parts of the city, venture deep into the Rat Queen’s lair and confront the terrible river serpent to save not only Fleet, but everything the Larkers stand for. Luckily, she is not alone. She befriends a sentient sewer rat and a landlubber girl called Bow, who will help her in her quest.