Présentation de l'éditeur
This gripping adventure story is packed with eccentric characters, thrilling secrets, amazing inventions and breathtaking surprises. Sam's holiday with his friends Zara and Ben is interrupted when a bedraggled traveller blows in on a storm, reawakening a mystery from their Great Uncle Alexander's past. For thirty years, the remote Arctic island of Nordbergen has remained desolate and uninhabited. Now, strange aircraft have been seen landing and armed guards patrol the island's fringes. Professor Murdo has returned to Nordbergen to complete his secret and deadly work. Sam, Zara and Ben embark on a desperate rescue mission to the frozen Arctic Ocean. To make the journey, they must discover one of the most extraordinary secrets in the world. To survive, they must rely on their courage, their ingenuity and the assistance of strangers.
Biographie de l'auteur
John Fardell is the author of three children's novels, including
The Seven Professors of the Far North and
The Secret of the Black Moon Moth. He also works as a freelance cartoonist, illustrator, designer and puppeteer. A regular contributor to
Viz (he is the creator of
The Modern Parents and
The Critics amongst others), his work has appeared in the
Independent, the
Evening Standard, the
New Statesman, the
Glasgow Herald and the
List. He is married with two boys and lives in Edinburgh.