The Magic in the Pool of Making
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Cover Story
This month we feature the cover of Chris Powling's latest title, Where the Quaggy Bends (see Authorgraph). The book is published in July by HarperCollins (0 00 185417 8, £7.99; 0 00 674087 1, £3.50 pbk) and we are grateful to them for their help in using this illustration.
The Magic in the Pool of Making
Astute readers will see the Biblical, Good v Evil parallels in this absorbing read. Others might just enjoy it for the eco-adventure that it appears to be on the surface, albeit a little painful and gruelling in parts. Manny, a mystical sandboy, is rescued by Johin, one of the privileged mud people, and so begins for them a mission to save the parched, polluted planet and its people from the destruction that's inevitable. But will the people listen to their saviour and will Brilliance, the malevolent power, conquer all in the end?