The Twelve Quests, BOOK 3, The Pied Piper’s Flute by Ana Fischel. It was 1849 and times were as miserable as sin for most people even if you weren’t locked up in jail or had a guilty secret. However, after having been almost killed by the bloodthirsty Bluebeard, bludgeoned to death by a troll, not to mention narrowly escaping the murderous intentions of a cannibalistic witch and her dragon husband, you can imagine that 10 year old twins Albert and Florrie Leadington had had more than their fair share of misfortune. Despite their guardian’s best efforts to protect them Arthur Canarthy had really proved quite useless and even with the smuggler Ebenezer Smythe’s help, their lives over recent months had hardly been a carefree merry-go-round of fun and frolics as they continued their fraught journey. Now the twins must find the infamous child catcher - The Pied Piper of Hamelin - to complete their third quest and with evil forces shadowing their every move things were certainly not going to get any easier... “You will come to me,” he murmured slyly, as he pulled out his flute and began to play, the hypnotic music pulling at the very threads of their hearts, the magic notes weaving into the very fibre of their bodies. The children were powerless to resist, as they opened the chest and stood up. Intrigued? You should be if you like quirky fantasy adventure books full of danger, dark magic and mystical folklore! The first 6 in this series of The Twelve Quests (for 7 – 12 year olds) are now available to buy online via most main bookstores and are published by Arts Council funded YouWriteOn. The remaining 6 will be published in 2010. For more details, downloads, school workshops and to read sample chapters from any of the books please visit our official website at www.thetwelvequests.com