{"product_id":"the-train-to-impossible-places","title":"The Train to Impossible Places","description":"Product Description  Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2019. \"Great fun!\" - Philip Reeve, author of Mortal Engines \"Rip-roaring inventive adventure\" - The Independent  When Suzy hears a strange noise in the middle of the night, she creeps downstairs to find a train roaring through her house. But this is no ordinary train. This is the magical delivery express for the Union of Impossible Places.  Whisked on board by a troll-boy, Suzy's world is turned upside down when she's asked to deliver a cursed package to a fearsome sorceress. And quite suddenly, Suzy realizes the fate of the Impossible Places is in her hands...  Review  All aboard for an unforgettable journey. --The Sunday Express  Rollicking entertainment. --The Sunday Times  Bursting with influences, particularly Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, but has a crazy, pacy charm all its own. --The Guardian  Wickedly amusing tale. --The Independent  A tale destined to become a classic; a rip-roaring adventure full of mystery, magic, goodies, baddies, laughs, thrills, spills… oh, and a science called fuzzics (that's physics, only fuzzier). --Lancashire Evening Post  One of the most entertaining children's books of the year! --Gardners  All aboard for an adventure like no other. --Kirkus  A harum-scarum fantasy adventure crammed with quirky action. --The Observer  This roller-coaster of a book is pacey, fun, and full of lots of fantastical new ideas. --BookTrust  Endlessly imaginative, highly inventive world-building and a plot every bit as unpredictable as the train itself. --The Bookseller  About the Author  P.G. Bell is a native of south Wales, where he was raised on a diet of Greek mythology, ghost stories, and Doctor Who. He's had all sorts of jobs over the years, from lifeguard to roller coaster operator, but has always wanted to write stories. He lives in Wales with his wife Anna, and their two children.","brand":"Usborne Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53249905262979,"sku":"9781474957410N","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/files\/bd6f8f6e-14d1-4c29-8b20-215e13bca46b.jpg?v=1727699985","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/the-train-to-impossible-places","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}