The Monsters at the End of the World: City of Shadow

About the book

Sunny and Mo return in a gripping sequel to The Monsters at the End of the World.

After narrowly avoiding a terrible conflict, the humans and monsters of Seawaren have fallen into an uneasy truce. Sunny still hopes the monsters can be persuaded to help her community with the mysterious Goo they produce, which has the power to heal their poisoned crop fields. Mo is less sure, and his brother Blue - traumatised by his imprisonment by humans - remains openly hostile.

But when Mo is kidnapped by a pair of wandering strangers and carried away, Sunny, Mo and their friends set off in pursuit. Their chase leads them through the Burnt Land to an impossible place beyond - the island of Pontyme, which is mysteriously free of poison.

Here, monsters...