Flember 3: The Glowing Skull (from the multi-million-selling creative genius Jamie Smart)
Series: Flember
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Visually engaging, fully illustrated fiction that is raucously hilarious, packed with entertaining characters, high-octane plot, and imaginative world-building.
The Flember Series has been praised widely for balancing silly fun with meaningful messages about friendship, inventiveness, and taking responsibility for mistakes.
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See moreBoy-inventor Dev and his giant robot bear, Boja, return for a third madcap adventure, in the high-tech, mega-modern city of Prosperity. There's a battle going on for who will control the magical power of flember . . . will Dev and Boja find themselves fighting for the right side?
High-octane, hilarious, fully illustrated fiction from the bestselling creator of Bunny vs Monkey, the Flember series celebrates determination, imagination, best friendship, and the magic of self-belief. The series' third novel now has a brand-new, striking cover look.
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Description
Visually engaging, fully illustrated fiction that is raucously hilarious, packed with entertaining characters, high-octane plot, and imaginative world-building.
The Flember Series has been praised widely for balancing silly fun with meaningful messages about friendship, inventiveness, and taking responsibility for mistakes.
Previous edition ISBN 9781788451505
Series: Flember
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Flember 3: The Glowing Skull (from the million-selling Jamie Smart, Illustrator of the Year)
Boy-inventor Dev and his giant robot bear, Boja, return for a third madcap adventure, in the high-tech, mega-modern city of Prosperity. There's a battle going on for who will control the magical power of Flember... will Dev and Boja find themselves fighting for the right side? Flember 3: The Glowing Skull (from the million-selling Jamie Smart, Illustrator of the Year)...Paperback$1800Elsewhere:$1999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Flember 4: The Power of the Wildening (from the million-selling Jamie Smart, Illustrator of the Year)
Flember 4: The Power of the Wildening follows Dev and Boja as they embark on a thrilling journey towards home, navigating through the chilling Wildening forests of magical Flember Island. To protect himself and his lovable, larger-than-life robot bear, Dev's only hope is to truly grasp the extraordinary power of Flember. A scary creature is on their trail, their new...Paperback$1700Elsewhere:$1799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Flember 1: The Secret Book (from the multi-million-selling creative genius Jamie Smart)
Dev lives on a mysterious island. And he loves inventing things. One day, Dev learns a secret about a magical life force called FLEMBER. He creates a giant red robot bear called Boja, fills it with flember and they become best friends! This is their first adventure and it's full of chaos, magic and cheese! A fully illustrated, madcap, heartfelt...Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Flember 2: The Crystal Caves (from the multi-million-selling creative genius Jamie Smart)
Boy-inventor Dev and his best friend, Boja, have found a secret map! So now they're on a mission to find more of the magical energy known as Flember! But first they have to travel through the scary Wildening⦠Survive in a lifeless town⦠And harness the power of Boja's fiery farts!Paperback$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Visually engaging, fully illustrated fiction that is raucously hilarious, packed with entertaining characters, high-octane plot, and imaginative world-building. The Flember series has been praised widely for balancing silly fun with meaningful messages about friendship, inventiveness, and taking responsibility for mistakes. Previous Edition ISBN: 9781788452595Paperback$2099Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Dec 2026Pre-order -
Flember 2: The Crystal Caves (from the million-selling Jamie Smart, Illustrator of the Year)
Flember 2: The Crystal Caves by Jamie Smart Dev and his best friend Boja have found a secret map! So now they're on a mission to find more of the magical energy known as FLEMBER! But first they have to travel through the scary WILDENING... Survive in a LIFELESS town... And harness the power of Boja's FIERY FARTS!PaperbackSold Out -
Flember 1: The Secret Book (from the million-selling Jamie Smart, Illustrator of the Year)
A mysterious island. A strange and mystical power called FLEMBER. An inventor called Dev, who uncovers a long-forgotten secret and a GIANT, RED ROBOT BEAR?! The sleepy village of Eden is about to descend into hilarious chaosβcan disastrous Dev save his brand new best friend? Find out in this fully illustrated mad-cap adventure. Flember 1: The Secret Book is a...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781788453806
Publisher: David Fickling Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 November 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: David Fickling Books
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Jamie's well-loved Bunny vs Monkey and Looshkin stories are regularly published in The Phoenix comic, and as bestselling graphic novels. He is also the creator of the Max and Chaffy comic series for younger readers.
Jamie was named Illustrator of the Year and won the Illustrated Children's Book Award at the British Book Awards 2024, and won Illustrator of the Year and Best Book for Ages 6-8 at the 2024 Lollies Awards.
When he's not drawing comics he's eating biscuits, or walking the dog around the english countryside - one or the other, never both.
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