{"product_id":"9780241768471","title":"The Sign of the Raven","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Pippa Dunn\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 12 years | Adventure stories (Children's \/ Teenage) | Fantasy \u0026amp; magical realism (Children's \/ Teenage) | Historical fiction (Children's \/ Teenage)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e August 2026 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd (DK flip) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 352 pages \u003cbr\u003e222mm x 138mm | 0g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Incredibly vivid storytelling - atmospheric, dangerous and fast-paced.' – Jasbinder Bilan, winner of the Costa Children's Book Award--------In this teen historical fantasy set in nineteenth-century London, the boundary between sleep and the waking world begins to dissolve, forcing one audacious dreamer to face a reality more dangerous than any nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen-year-old Ashlyn Threadneedle lives a double life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy day, she works a tedious job as a government messenger for Lord Whitaker in an alternate nineteenth-century London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut by night, she escapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAshlyn plunges into vivid, lucid dreams, navigating the Stream - a mystical dreamworld where time bends and the only limit is her imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her long-dead mother appears in a dream, everything Ashlyn thought she knew is turned on its head, and the future of her loved ones hangs in the balance. Drawn into a dangerous quest for answers, she joins a secret society of lucid dreamers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether with her best friend Dimitri - an underground journalist fighting for the people - she must fight to protect the Stream from a powerful enemy who wants to manipulate thoughts and seize control of the waking world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the Stream is a perilous place. To save the freedom of thought itself, Ashlyn must risk both her past and her future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of:Gaslamp fantasy set in Victorian LondonClean friends-to-lovers romanceComing of ageSecret societies \u0026amp; espionage-filled adventuresMother-daughter relationshipsPraise for The Sign of the Raven'The Sign of the Raven is pacy, gripping and fizzing with life, a captivating read!' – Becca Rogers, author of The Girl with Gills'A heart-pounding adventure through both a vividly-rendered nineteenth-century London and a shimmering, treacherous dreamscape.' – Sadie Turner, author of Tidespeaker'A dazzling dream of a debut. Gorgeously written and impossible to put down, this is an extraordinary story. I loved it!' – Laura Noakes, author of the Cosima Unfortunate seriesAbout DK flipDK flip is the new home of children’s, teen and YA fiction. From laugh-out-loud chapter books to graphic novels, teen thrillers to YA dragons, however you may read, wherever you may read, and whomever you read with, DK flip has the book for you.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57257277063543,"sku":"9780241768471","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780241768471.jpg?v=1783073434","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780241768471","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}