The Final Reckoning

A newly illustrated edition of the classic children's fantasy adventure set in a magical world of mice and rats in the sewers of London.

Join the brave Deptford Mice in their final battle with Jupiter…

As London shivers in the grip of an icy blizzard, the Deptford Mice huddle indoors, telling ghost stories to keep the bitter cold at bay. Little do they know that this is no ordinary winter. Their most fearsome enemy, Jupiter, has returned from beyond the grave. He plans to use his evil sorcery to plunge the world into an eternal, freezing night, and at his command the terrifying and bloodthirsty rats of the sewers are stirring once more.

Alone and seemingly powerless in the face of this most terrible of foes, the mice are close to giving up hope. Can they draw on their last reserves of strength to defeat Jupiter one final time, or is it already too late?

The Final Reckoning is the third book in the thrilling Deptford Mice trilogy – a beloved classic in the children’s dark fantasy genre, written by the acclaimed Robin Jarvis. This beautiful new edition is packed with fresh illustrations, bringing the magical world of the Deptford and its inhabitants to life. It is a must-read for fans of dark children’s fantasy, such as Brian Jacques’ Redwall and Kieran Larwood’s Podkin One-Ear.Robin Jarvis is a British children's author who has entertained (and pleasantly terrified) generations of children with his brilliantly imagined dark fantasy stories, including the Deptford Mice and Whitby Witches series. He studied graphic design in Newcastle and then worked in television and advertising making model monsters and puppets before writing The Dark Portal, the first book on the Deptford Mice trilogy, which was the runner up for the Smarties book prize in 1989. The Final Reckoning is the final book in the trilogy, following on from The Crystal Prison.