英國新生代超人氣童書作者大衛.威廉斯(David Williams)+暢銷繪本畫家東尼.羅斯(Tony Ross),攜手為孩子帶來了全新的冒險神話世界。
英勇的王子,是否能拯救自己與母親,並讓偉大的城市倫敦逃出淪為廢墟的命運呢?
2120年的現在,倫敦變成一片廢墟。
年輕的王子阿爾弗雷德從未踏出白金漢宮一步,然而,當寂靜的深夜降臨時,奇怪的事情在宮殿中深邃的走廊裡彷彿鬼魅一般纏繞而來,王子即將迎向一個充滿神祕冒險與野獸的世界。
此時,王子的母親被押送到了倫敦塔,在善與惡一般的史詩冒險中,阿爾弗雷德必須拾起勇氣開始戰鬥,才能拯救母親、拯救自己,甚至是拯救整個城市!
作者大衛.威廉斯(David Walliams)被譽為最會說故事的作家羅德.達爾(Roald Dahl)傳人,作品已被翻譯成40多國語言,全球銷售超越400多萬本,充滿幽默感的故事主題往往討論著深刻的議題,第一本創作《穿裙子的男孩》還曾被搬上大螢幕,風靡無數讀者,是孩子接觸英國文學必備的首選讀物!
Fly into a fiery and fantastical future with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams, in an epic adventure of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy who must save the world…
Illustrated by the artistic genius Tony Ross!
It is 2120 and London is in ruins.
The young Prince Alfred has never known a life outside Buckingham Palace – but when strange goings-on breach its walls and stalk the corridors in the dead of night, he is thrust into a world of mystery, adventure and monsters.
And when his mother, the Queen, is dragged away to the Tower of London, Alfred must screw up his courage and battle to save her, himself… and the entire city.
In a future of myths and legends, join the bestselling David Walliams and venture forth into his most enthralling tale yet!