Author Lindsay Galvin has generously offered to inscribe copies of her thrilling new book, The Great Phoenix of London, when customer pre-order copies.

The book promises historical thrills with a dose of mythology for middle-grade readers.

1666. When 11-year-old bookish Gil finds a strange ‘heaven stone’ by the Thames, he never thought it would hatch. Or that so soon after the Great Plague, a small fire in London would become a deadly inferno.

Soon Gil, his phoenix, and his spiky friend Jennet must cross the burning city, avoid a terrifying mob, and find a place where they can all be safe.

The author of the bestselling Darwin’s Dragons has generously offered to dedicate copies of her new book, which we can either post to you or hold for you to collect at the shop. The book is due out in early September.

When you order your copy you can add an inscription request for Lindsay, if you want her to write in your book.