{"product_id":"relic-hamilton-genie-hunter-isbn-9781536247978","title":"Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A trilogy opener that will grant readers’ wishes for an accessible, enchanting, action-packed fantasy.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenies grant wishes! But everyone forgets they’re imprisoned in those lamps for a reason . . . A gripping new adventure series from a Carnegie Medalist and former UK Children’s Laureate.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelic Hamilton is just your average twelve-year-old, living a quiet life with his grandfather above their old antique shop in Chinatown in London. Until, that is, the day he’s polishing some mysterious brass lamps in the basement and something extraordinary happens. He feels spine-chillingly cold. Breathless. \u003ci\u003eScared.\u003c\/i\u003e And there it is—a real live genie standing before him. But this is no kind, benevolent genie. This one is evil . . . and it feeds on hope. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhostbusters\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eRaiders of the Lost Ark\u003c\/i\u003e meets Pokémon (with a genie twist) as award-winning author Joseph Coelho follows Relic to the heart of a fast-paced underground community of dedicated genie hunters. Led by the excitable Professor Latimer and the über-cool Doctor Raphaela, they will travel together in their one-of-a-kind jet, the \u003ci\u003eAladdin\u003c\/i\u003e, on a secret mission to chase down rogue genies before they wreak havoc on the world. Vividly and imaginatively written, with a humorous cast of cool characters, this first in a trilogy is brought to life in twenty black-and-white illustrations by Korean artist Hyun Song We.The momentum of the storytelling, We’s full-page and spot art illustrations, and the combination of prose and poetry come together to create a portrait of an unlikely hero that unfolds in a fantastic middle-grade voice. . . .A trilogy opener that will grant readers’ wishes for an accessible, enchanting, action-packed fantasy.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis captivating, high-octane adventure boasts cinematic action sequences and fantastical worldbuilding conveyed via Relic’s cool-as-a-cucumber first-person POV. Chapter openers featuring playful, rhythmic poetry winkingly foreshadow narrative twists.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe unresolved ending leaves a tantalizing tease for sequels.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoelho combines verse and prose throughout this inventive first volume of a planned trilogy. Black-and-white full page and spot illustrations by Hyun Song We help bring Relic's adventures to vivid life, and with Coelho's heart-pounding action, too, Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter is guaranteed to upend everything you thought you knew about genies.\u003cbr\u003e—BookPage\u003cb\u003eJoseph Coelho,\u003c\/b\u003e an award-winning poet, playwright, and author of picture books and nonfiction, was the UK Children’s Laureate from 2022 to 2024. The Relic Hamilton trilogy  was inspired by his time studying archaeology in college. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Lost in the Maze\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Yoto Carnegie Medal; \u003ci\u003eWerewolf Club Rules\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Overheard in a Tower Block\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Became a Tree: A Story Told in Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, which was short-listed for a Carnegie Medal; \u003ci\u003eTen-Word Tiny Tales to Inspire and Unsettle\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eTen-Word Tiny Tales of Love.\u003c\/i\u003e Joseph Coelho works regularly as a performance poet, and his plays for young people have been performed by various British theater groups. Originally from London, he now lives in Edinburgh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHyun Song We \u003c\/b\u003eis a character designer and animator whose clients include Pixar, Sony, Netflix, WarnerBros, and others. He lives in Korea.\u003cb\u003ePrologue: The Anonymous Genie Hunter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePresent Day\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to the YouTube channel of the Anonymous Genie Hunter. That's me. Run by my trusted adult team. Thanks for subscribing. Follow me as I hunt genies . . . Find out all you need to know about evil genies and what to look out for. If you're new here, let me tell you how this channel came about. I was supposed to keep all my genie hunting secret, but then things kinda got public in a big way. And so the Anonymous Genie Hunter channel was born. Here I will keep you up to date on all the things you need to know about genies.\u003cbr\u003eGenies grant wishes! That's all anyone ever cares about. They forget that genies were imprisoned in those lamps for a reason. People never think about the chaos left behind when a wish is granted. People never think of the consequences of messing with the fabric of space and time. People never stop to ponder what a genie has to gain from granting wishes; they never think about the genie's motives. If they did, they would think twice before wishing for anything . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Mudlarking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne Year Earlier\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eI’m happiest by the river \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003elost in my thoughts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ejust me, Grandfather, and the tide.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe search the Thames foreshore, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ehunt for new objects\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhispering with the tide.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSearching for the treasures \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ethat history has left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter school I head to the river. The River Thames is old, ancient in fact, and it’s been the lifeblood of London since tribes first settled on its banks centuries ago, and then Romans and eventually modern Londoners. Grandfather and I hunt out that history every day. We search the same stretch of river looking for pottery and coins, bones and trinkets. We have found loads here. Anything that is real old or valuable we always take to the Museum of London to add to their collection, but anything else we keep, adding to our understanding of the deep history of London. I look down at my feet and spot a coin . . . well, a pirate cob—the rough money that pirates would take from ships carrying (or stealing!) gold from South America. We find lots of these. This cob is brass and on one side I can just make out a number eight. I turn it over in my hand and gasp. Someone has scratched letters into the surface, an \u003ci\u003eR\u003c\/i\u003e and an \u003ci\u003eH\u003c\/i\u003e. What are the chances? \u003cbr\u003e“Look, Grandfather,” I say, “a pirate cob with my initials on it.”\u003cbr\u003eGrandfather smiles. “No way, Relic! That’s got to be good luck.” Grandfather rinses the coin in a puddle of Thames water and makes it shine.\u003cbr\u003e“Oi, look, Relic’s in the mud again!” I hear them before I see them, up on the road alongside the river pointing and shouting, laughing and staring. It’s Trevor and his fellow trolls—horrible to everyone but especially me. Trevor runs his fingers through his wavy strawberry blond hair like he’s on a catwalk. A lot of people in class fancy him for some reason. Then there’s troll number two, Abigail. She wears her ’fro in a tight bun and is forever staring at her phone, never looking up from it, not even when insulting the littles! Loads of people fancy her too. It’s like no one cares about their personalities. And then there’s troll number three, cool, silent Peter. He’s always with them and rarely joins in . . . oh, but loads of people fancy him too, so I guess there’s that. \u003cbr\u003e“What you doing, Relic . . . searching for dinner?” Abigail starts snapping photos and I hide my face.\u003cbr\u003e“You friends with them?” asks Grandfather.\u003cbr\u003eI shake my head as my cheeks and forehead heat up.\u003cbr\u003e“You got somewhere to be?” Grandfather asks them, with that deep Jamaican-teacher voice he sometimes uses.\u003cbr\u003eI squint, waiting for them to shout back, but they don’t, and I can see why. I look up at Grandfather. I forget how big he is, how, despite his health, he’s still got the body of a strong man. Even with wellies on, you know not to mess with my grandfather. I feel a jolt of pride swell up in me as the trolls cat-walk off down the road. Then Grandfather bends down so his face is level with mine. His locks are neatly tied together and hang in a long, heavy rope down his back, all but one that has worked loose. He pokes this back in with the others and fixes me with that stare adults give when they want you to know that everything will be all right.\u003cbr\u003e“There will always be bullies, Relic, but they bully you because they see everything that you are, and everything you can become, and it scares them, so don’t you ever . . . ever pay them no mind.” I nod, and he pats my shoulder. “Now let’s get back to the shop and I’ll rustle us up something warm.”\u003cbr\u003eBut as he stands, he starts coughing and I have to help him up, and that sinking feeling spreads over me again. 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