A spectacular fantasy adventure, where three children, led by Marcel, battle against the Book of Lies to find their true identities.

James was born in Sydney, Australia in 1954. He has been a champion Long Jumper, teacher and teacher librarian, but didn't start writing until he found himself in an outback town called Cunnamulla. After winning the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award twice (1996, 1997) James decided to write full time. This is his first fantasy novel for HarperCollins.