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314 pp.
| Candlewick |
September, 2015 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-8184-5$18.99
(3)
YA
Washed-up British YA author Philip Murdstone is pressured by his agent to write something she can sell: high fantasy. Horrified at the prospect and in a drunken stupor, the old man has a vision of a Phantasy epic and makes a Faustian deal with a dwarfish stranger. Clearly adult-aimed but with appeal for mature teen fans, Peet's raunchy dark comedy brilliantly satirizes publishing.