The Cat's Maw

’Narnia (meets) Stephen King…an absolutely intriguing novel.

Sophisticated, scary, supernatural thrills.’

— VOYA Magazine 2015 TOP SHELF Honoree

’Exciting, dark and packed full of mystery.

A Red Ribbon winner and highly recommended.’

—The 2015 Wishing Shelf Book Awards

’A well-written and character-filled journey…

reminiscent of Diana Wynne Jones.

— The BookLife Prize for Fiction

’Burgess leaves readers clawing for the sequel.

Kids will enjoy it; adults will love it.′

—KIRKUS Reviews

'If you are the sort of person who enjoys being the first to know about something important, it’s high time you read this...'

—THE GUARDIAN

‘FIVE STARS - haunting fantasy not for the faint of heart.’

— MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

It’s a heady mixture handled with deft grace. The prose is lyrical and deceptively complex. Lo and behold, (Burgess) has returned...and it is brilliant.′

— LIVING MYTH MAGAZINE

’A wonderful mix of surrealism, fantasy, and reality…evocative and gut-wrenching. There is a dreamlike state that surrounds the novel —a harrowing adventure (that) is masterfully done.’

—SFBook Reviews

’Cinematic...lyrical...and quite often extraordinary.′

— SEAMUS CASHMAN

′TOP 100 Children’s Books to Read in a Lifetime’

—GOODREADS.com (Reader Ranking)

BEST YA MYSTERY

— 2015 Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Awards

SILVER MEDALIST

— 2015 Moonbeam Children’s Awards