The Magic Scales

<p>When James's father disappears up on the moor the whole village including James's mum</p><p>thinks David Peck has simply 'done a runner'. Unconvinced James tries to retrace his father's</p><p>steps and soon finds a weird footprint near the old circle of stones up on the moor. His mind runs</p><p>riot and in his struggle to get back to the village he has an asthma attack.</p><p>He soon encounters a wizard called Mendel banished to Scotland in the form of a</p><p>goldfish. The wizard makes a pact with James that will take the boy and many of the villagers of</p><p>Drumfintley on a quest to the doomed world of Denthan.</p><p>Village rivalries and family tensions reach breaking point in a world where monsters compete to</p><p>survive Denthan's inevitable destruction.</p><p>Will James find his dad? Will the villagers escape Denthan in time?</p><p>Which of the four ancient races of Denthan will avoid extinction?</p>