Tyger
Publisher,David Fickling Books
Publication Date,
Format, Paperback
Weight,
No. of Pages, 304
2023 British Book Awards Children's Fiction Book of the Year
From award-winning author SF Said comes a compelling middle-grade alternate history novel about a world on the brink of destruction and the magical animal that just might be able to save it—for fans of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series.
"There are three doors that I may show you. You will find a different kind of power behind each one..."
Adam has found something incredible in a rubbish dump in London. A mysterious, mythical, magical animal. A tyger. And the tyger is in danger.
Adam and his friend Zadie are determined to help, but it isn't just the tyger's life at stake. Their whole world is on the verge of destruction. Can they learn to use their powers before it's too late?
With stunning black-and-white illustrations from award-winning illustrator Dave McKean, this compelling and thoughtful story is set in an alternate world where the British Empire still exists.
About the Author
SF Said's debut novel, Varjak Paw, won the Nestlé Smarties Prize. The sequel, The Outlaw Varjak Paw, won the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. SF's 2013 novel, Phoenix, was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and selected for the 2016 IBBY Honour List. His latest novel, Tyger, won the British Book Award for Children's Fiction Book of the Year 2023 & was The Week Junior's Children's Book of the Year: Older Fiction in 2023. In addition to winning multiple prizes for his own work, SF has judged major UK book awards, including the Costa Book Awards, BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award and Amnesty/CILIP Honour award. He is a dedicated champion of reading for pleasure, and writes passionately about children's books and all things connected to them.
About the Illustrator
Dave McKean is an illustrator, artist, graphic designer, photographer, filmmaker and musician. He has illustrated all of SF Said's novels, as well as books by David Almond and Neil Gaiman. Dave directed a feature film based on one of his picture books with David Almond, which was produced by Jim Henson Studios and starred Rob Brydon. Dave was a concept artist for two Harry Potter films, and also directed The Gospel of Us: a film of a National Theatre Wales play starring Michael Sheen. He lives in Kent with his wife.
Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.2 x 19.8 cm
