Children's Books · Hardback

The Death Compass

Norwegian title: Familien von Humbug: Dødskompasset

Karen Kilane

The von Humbug family is back and the adventure is bigger than ever!

This is awildly imaginative, gorgeously illustrated adventure filled with humour, heart and ocean magic. Perfect for curious readers and young explorers everywhere.

Lucy and Grandfather set sail across the world aboard the long-lost ship Curiosa von Humbug. Winds and ocean currents carry them to dazzling harbours, new friends, white beaches and even beauitful sea turtles. But when they encounter whirlpools, ghosts and roaring storms, Lucy soon learns that the sea gives and the sea takes away.

Who is the mysterious crew aboard the ship? What will happen when Lucy and Grandfather finally find all the pieces of the missing elixir? And how can they ever return home when their compass turns out to be… a death compass?