The Battle Of The Sun

Imagine a city made of gold, and each thing in it made of gold and every person as golden as a precious statue... "An exceptional book: big, ambitious and awash with Winterson's usual inventiveness"  (Observer).

A magus dream of turning London into a city of gold, but he cannot do it alone and so he kidnaps a child called Jack, who he is sure will help him realise his ambition. But Jack is not a willing assistant and instead, he embarks on a magical adventure to save the city, release a dragon and set free seven other boys kidnapped in the past.

An enchanting novel filled with magic and mystery.

"Winterson has a fine ear for children's dialogue and her writing is lucid, pitched perfectly at imaginative young readers."  - Sunday Telegraph