{"product_id":"9780702315657","title":"The Case of the Dreaming Dragon: an Elemental Detectives Mystery","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Lawrence, Patrice \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReading age: from c 9 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 October 2025 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 26 | 264g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stunningly imagined, action-packed fantasy adventure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor fans of Nevermoor, Neverwhere and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLizzie and Belle Mysteries, from bestselling and award-winning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eauthor Patrice Lawrence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A beautifully written book, bristling with magic, set\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein an ancient London filled with dragons, ghosts, water spirits,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand a mysterious, creeping sleeping-sickness that must be fought\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby the brave young heroes. I loved it.' Cressida Cowell,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildren’s Laureate \u0026amp; author of How to Train Your\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDragon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep into a London lit up by the Elemental spirits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe fiery Dragons, the airy Fumis, the watery Chads and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eearthbound Magogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep into a London lit up by the Elemental spirits: the fiery Dragons,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe airy Fumis, the watery Chads and the earthbound Magogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarisee and Robert - the Elemental Detectives - are back to solve\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea third mystery on the streets of multi-cultural eighteenth century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLondon. A dragon is dreaming of a time when plague blighted\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe city, when a mysterious cauldron was used for wicked\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emagic and what this would mean if it fell into the wrong hands\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enow... On a mission from the shores of the Thames, to the ghost-filled\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egardens of Hyde Park and the forbidding Tower of London,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarisee and Robert must use every ounce of ingenuity they possess\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto defeat the most villainous foe yet... and find out some secrets\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eabout their own families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Big, bold, future classic storytelling for a new generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA London where magic sparks just beneath the surface - this book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis set to ignite young imaginations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third book in a captivating fantasy adventure series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMORE PRAISE FOR ELEMENTAL DETECTIVES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I loved reading about a re-imagining of London with so much invention\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand energy. The world-building is well...out of this world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrice Lawrence is amongst the greatest voices for young people\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewriting today. I'm honoured to be a peer of hers.' -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlex Wheatle, author of Cane Warriors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'BRILLIANT... history and fantasy woven magnificently into a thrilling,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emagical adventure' - Sophie Anderson, author of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe House with the Chicken Legs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A fantastic adventure, packed with rich world building and stunning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eelemental magic.' - Peter Bunzl, author of Cogheart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Wow - The Elemental Detectives is a cracking fantasy. Clever,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einventive, and pacy, with wonderfully drawn characters and a breathless\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eplot. I want to read more!' - Bali Rai, author of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMohinder's War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Elemental Detectives is a rip roaring magical adventure...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrice Lawrence has done a marvellous job of building an imaginative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand creative mythology which lurks just under the city streets.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine Johnson, author of Freedom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Elemental Detectives is a richly imagined, inventive and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimmersive fantasy adventure.' - L. 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