A hugely imaginative and magical novel from the Godmother of British fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones.
When Howard Sykes comes home from school and finds the enormous Goon in the kitchen, his life turns upside-down. The Goon has come to demand the two thousand words of nonsense that Howard's father allegedly owes a mysterious figure named Archer.
As Howard unravels the truth, he uncovers that their town is run by seven megalomaniac wizards, each desperate to rule the world - and each convinced that his father's words are the key...
Can Howard find a way to stop the wizards before they wreak chaos?
- ISBN10 0425098885
- ISBN13 9780425098882
- Publish Date 1 June 1987 (first published 23 August 1984)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 June 2021
- Imprint Berkley Books
- Format Paperback (US Mass Market)
- Language English