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Quill and the Last Generation

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Fresh and original, this is a gripping fantasy adventure packed full of the wild and wonderful… An absolutely extraordinary book. Magnificent.' - Liz Hyder, author of The Twelve. 'Quill is my new favourite hero. A thunderously good story told on a magnificent scale. I was mesmerised.'... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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The first in a thrilling middle-grade, epic fantasy series inspired by Celtic mythology for readers of 9-12, by award-winning author C. M. Lewis

The first in a thrilling new middle-grade, epic fantasy series inspired by Welsh mythology for readers of 9-12 by award-winning author C. M. Lewis

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Fresh and original, this is a gripping fantasy adventure packed full of the wild and wonderful… An absolutely extraordinary book. Magnificent.' - Liz Hyder, author of The Twelve.

'Quill is my new favourite hero. A thunderously good story told on a magnificent scale. I was mesmerised.' - Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse.

Quill and the Last Generation is the first in a spectacular epic fantasy trilogy from award-winning author C. M. Lewis. Perfect for readers aged 9-12 who love Skandar, Percy Jackson, and Cressida Cowell.

A world without children is a world dying for a hero. No babies have been born for twelve years. No one knows why.

Quill, a shy, ordinary, twelve-year-old boy, doesn't know the first thing about being a hero. But that changes the moment a mysterious young shapeshifter, in the form of a raven, opens his eyes to a world bursting with urgent magic and breathtaking danger. Quill must prepare for:

  • DRAGONS that guard the deepest secrets,
  • A MONSTROUS HOUND hunting lost souls, and
  • A WATERHORSE of deadly beauty.

Everyone believes Quill is the last generation's only hope. But to save everyone, he must be ready to face the King of Darkness in battle and claim the Light of the World before time runs out. First, he needs to find the courage to fight.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035060610

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 January 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books

Illustration: approximately 30 b/w

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Khadijah Khatib
  • Illustrated by Marina Vidal
  • Cover design or artwork by Khadijah Khatib

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 202g

Pages: 288

About the Author

C. M. Lewis is a multi-award-winning Welsh novelist, children's writer, playwright and screenwriter, who also writes as Caryl Lewis. Her breakthrough novel Martha, Jac a Sianco (2004) is widely regarded as a modern classic of Welsh literature, is on the Welsh curriculum, and the film adaptation - with a screenplay by Lewis herself - went on to win six Welsh BAFTAS. Lewis's other screenwriting work includes BBC/S4C thrillers Hinterland and Hidden. She has won Wales Book of the Year three times, most recently in 2023 and is the only writer to have won in both languages. Quill and the Last Generation is her debut fantasy novel drawing on Celtic myths and the Welsh language stories of her childhood. Lewis is a visiting lecturer in Creative Writing at Cardiff University, and lives with her family on a farm near Aberystwyth. Interior art: Marina Vidal particularly likes illustrating fiction, fantasy, sci-fi and horror books, and has illustrated for many notable international authors, such as Terry Pratchett. She enjoys making zines and taking them to comic book fairs. She also teaches at a comics school in Sabadell, Spain. She loves cats, raccoons, mushrooms, boardgames and green tea. Cover art: Khadijah is a Malaysian illustrator and concept artist who is passionate in music, film and fashion. Born in the sunny, bustling city of Kuala Lumpur, Khadijah has illustrated more than 50 book covers for publishers such as National Geographic, Disney, Scholastic, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Macmillan Publishers. Khadijah's most known works are her reimagined, new covers for Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus. As she is diverse in the work that she does, Khadijah has also worked on concept art for films and games, as well as illustrated an album cover for K-pop's AleXa.arina lives in Barcelona, Spain with her cat.

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