Books with author Andrew Duncan

It is Christmas. Kindly King Phillip and his beard-nesting robins are being driven mad by Princess Sylvie's demands for the impossible. That is to say a private audience with none other than the elusive, magical, self-employed Father Christmas.The kingdom's former heart-throb, Sir Terry, the singing knight, sees his chance to become popular again and with a little help from his butler, Preston, concocts a fiendish plot involving local wizard, Ian Credible, and his owl-pellet-collecting sidekick Will, also known as the badger-boy.The Badger-Boy Brouhohoho is a pulsating tale of snow, bells, fake reindeer, angry voles, magical bearded men and an elf costume made from a wizard's excess back hair.

The Badger-Boy Brouhaha is a comic fantasy set many moons ago in a faraway kingdom (near what we today call Barnet). It tells the story of Will – a lowly owl-pellet collector for the local wizard, Ian Credible – and his quest to save the kingdom's princess from an alien abduction. It is a thoroughly thrilling tale of sad clowns, haunted teacups, terrifying mazes, evil blue goblins, toothy aliens, deadly jam, knights with great haircuts, a maid who is hard as nails, and a badger costume made from a wizard's excess back hair.Officially, it is aimed at seven to 12-year-olds, but is intended to amaze and delight readers of all ages. Even Grandma.