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MY NAME'S NOT FRIDAY, THE HERO'S TOMB and THE MURDSTONE TRILOGY

01 July 2015

We are thrilled to be bringing three utterly marvellous books into the world tomorrow, Thursday 2 July!

Early readers have been LOVING Jon Walter's MY NAME'S NOT FRIDAY and Conrad Mason's THE HERO'S TOMB, and we know that you'll be bowled-over by the paperback of Mal Peet's highly-acclaimed THE MURDSTONE TRILOGY... 

MY NAME'S NOT FRIDAY by Jon Walter

Jon Walter's moving second novel follows Samuel, an educated boy sold into slavery during the American Civil War.

"I've never read a book about slavery evoking nuances of relationships and injustice with such assurance" - Imogen Russell Williams

“I challenge you to read this book and not be in awe.” - E.R. Murray

“As good as Goodnight Mister Tom” - ACHUKA

THE HERO'S TOMB by Conrad Mason

In Conrad Mason's third novel nothing is as it seems. Old enemies will rise. Long-buried secrets will be uncovered. And an ancient power will rise...

"YES!!! Conrad Mason's books are some of the best #ukmg" - Non Pratt

"Grab this and surrender to Fayt…" - Now Read This!

THE MURDSTONE TRILOGY by Mal Peet

Mal Peet's hilarious satire follows Philip Murdstone, an author persuaded to write a fantasy book by his ruthless agent. Biting, warm-spirited and unconstrained, this is like nothing you've ever read before...

"A genuinely funny comedy – with a Pratchettian mix of gusto and warmth...it is an assured, even virtuoso, performance fully deserving that most prestigious of accolades – a rave review in the Guardian." - Guardian

"Huge fun...hilarious" - Telegraph

"I enjoyed this novel hugely. It had a fat, throbbing vein of dark hilarity running right through the middle." - Margo Lanagan

"One of the cleverest, funniest satires on the genre to have appeared...Peet is fabulously talented" - Amanda Craig, Literary Review

"It's absolutely, utterly hilarious...It's original and snarky and subversive and truly hilarious but it's also got a wonderfully generous heart...Truly: I can't recommend The Murdstone Trilogy highly enough. I've never read anything quite like it.' - Bookbag

All three books are available NOW from the DFB Shop!