PRAISE FOR THE SERIES 'Witty and entertaining', The Sunday Times 'Reads like a modern classic. Sharp, funny, original – I thought this was brilliant', Sam Copeland, bestselling author of Charlie Changes into a Chicken 'What a FEAST! A funny and (bone) cracking good read', Michelle Harrison, bestselling author of A Pinch of Magic ‘A devilishly delicious delight', iNews ‘Fans of Despicable Me and A Series of Unfortunate Events will love this brand-new series’ – funkidslive.com "Now THAT was a rollercoaster of a book, and totally NOT what I expected in all the best ways! I flippin’ LOVED this cracking tale of absolute chaos, comedy and commotion. The beast couldn’t be on better form, and I can’t wait to read more of its misadventures with Git-face, I mean, Ebenezer and Bethany. And that epilogue . . . now I’m HUNGRY for the next juicy-woosie tale of the reluctant do-gooder, the ex-prankster and the 511 year old man in his favourite waistcoat!" Laura Ellen Anderson ‘Writing one classic would be enough for most authors. Two is a delightful bonus. Writing three is just showing off. Jack Meggitt-Phillips is such a gitface. Annoyingly, Battle Of The Beast might even be the best of the lot . . .’ Ian Mark ‘I flipping loved it. Mischievous, wildly imaginative and full of characters you really care about. The ending has a brilliant twist and now I desperately want to eat an egg containing a blueberry cheesecake.’ Jenny McLachlan

Funny illustrated gothic middle-grade award-winning humour for 8+ readers, new look for 2023! • The most exciting and distinctive voice in MG fiction – sold in 32 territories so far• Major film deal announced with Warner Brothers and Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts producer, David Heyman.• The Beast and the Bethany was unleashed to a beastly amount of noise, selling 25k copies in its first month, becoming a no.1 Kindle bestseller and with author Jack appearing on TalkRadio, BBC Radio Wales, BBC News website and on a number of regional radio stations• Another package to leap off the shelves, with hilarious, gorgeously gothic illustrations from Isabelle Follath throughout, plus foil and sprayed edges• The heir to Snicket and Dahl with a voice that is truly his own, Jack's writing is deliciously dark, just the right level of gruesome and subversive in that way that speaks directly to kids Competition: the midnight guardians; a clock of stars; haunting of aveline jones; enola holmes; the castle of tangled magic; the monsters of rookhaven; the strangeworlds travel agency. ross montgomery; phil hickes; francesca gibbons; nancy springer; chris riddel; michelle harrison; cressida cowell; jemma hat