Philip Haldane, unhappy that his beloved half-sister is marrying, builds a sprawling city out of books, bricks, dominoes and ornaments, and that night walks into it. There he is hailed as a prophesied Deliverer, or perhaps the Destroyer, and must complete heroic tasks among creatures from his toy box, including Mr Noah, with an unexpected companion beside him.
One of Nesbit’s most inventive fantasies, for children who build worlds on the floor. Download the free EPUB.