Hugo is off on a new expedition – to the unchartered mountains of deepest Transylvania where nothing is as it seems…
In a bid to rescue his uncle’s friend and locate the vicious Vampanther’s castle, the young mapmaker is joined by a host of incredible creatures – a fortune-telling cat, a very anxious wolfman and even an abominable orangufang. Can Hugo rescue Uncle Walter from the clutches of the evil vampanther lord before it's too late?
This is a hilarious adventure about making maps, making friends and making some very quick escapes.
| Territory | Publisher/Agent |
|---|---|
| World | Darley Anderson Agency |
| UK & Commonwealth | Macmillan |
| German | Boje Verlag |
| Portugal | Livraria Civilazacao |
| Spain | Random House Mondadori |
When Christopher Columbus-wannabe Rupert Lilywhite decides to set sail and discover a new land - it's all the rage in the fifteenth century - Walter Bailey and his twelve-year-old nephew Hugo are employed as the ship's mapmakers. And when the sailors do eventually spot a mystery island, it is Walter and Hugo who are dispatched to investigate (nobody else can be bothered).
Arriving on a beach of purple sand, the intrepid pair believe that they have found paradise . . . until Walter is picked off by a giant flying rat. But with the help of some weird and wonderful talking creatures, including Pigasus the flutterhog, Delphina the water-breathing merphin and Savage, the tiny but fearless mouse, Hugo is given a chance to save his uncle and put his mapmaking training to the test.
| Territory | Publisher/Agent |
|---|---|
| World | Darley Anderson Agency |
| UK & Commonwealth | Macmillan |
| Brazil (Portuguese) | Bertrand Brasil |
| German | Boje Verlag |
| Italian | Edizioni Piemme |
| Poland | Stentor |
| Portugal | Livraria Civilazacao |
| Romania | SC Corint Junior |
| Spain | Random House Mondadori |
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