The Cockatrice Boys
By Joan Aiken
- Release Date: 2014-02-11
- Genre: Fantasy for Young Adults
Description
What does a cockatrice enjoy most for dinner? Anyone it can find.
So the alarmed inhabitants of England discover when a plague of monsters—known as cockatrices—invade their country and begin gobbling them up. They must be stopped! A plucky band of survivors dubbed the Cockatrice Corps—including youngsters Dakin and Sauna--decide to fight back. But how?
A rollicking adventure filled with breathtaking twists and turns, The Cockatrice Boys is Joan Aiken at her comic best.
