Larklight

by Philip Reeve

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Arthur (Art) Mumby and his irritating sister Myrtle live with their father in the huge and rambling house, Larklight, travelling through space on a remote orbit far beyond the Moon. One ordinary sort of morning they receive a correspondence informing them that a gentleman is on his way to visit, a Mr Webster. Visitors to Larklight are rare if not unique, and a frenzy of preparation ensues. But it is entirely the wrong sort of preparation, as they discover when their guest arrives, and a Dreadful and Terrifying (and Marvellous) adventure begins. It takes them to the furthest reaches of Known Space, where they must battle the evil First Ones in a desperate attempt to save each other - and the Universe. Recounted through the eyes of Art himself, Larklight is sumptuously designed and illustrated throughout.
  • ISBN10 1408800608
  • ISBN13 9781408800607
  • Publish Date 6 July 2009 (first published 1 October 2006)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 11 March 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC