A fantastic tale of sorcery and betrayal from a boy hidden for nearly six hundred years. Sebastian is the alchemist's son, pursuing his father's enemy through the centuries. Pip and Tim can hardly believe his story. But then they themselves are caught in a web of magic and cunning, and their only hope of escape is to join Sebastian in his desperate battle against unimaginable evil.
Author description
Martin Booth was born in Lancashire but brought up in Hong Kong and Kenya. He describes himself as an inveterate traveller, writing on travel and conservation topics for several newspapers and magazines. His other writing interests include poetry, literary criticism and film and TV scripts - he was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1998. Martin lives in Somerset.
