Jed Greenleaf

Kieran Larwood, David Wyatt

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Year: 2024
• eBook ISBN: 9780571382675

'This thrilling adventure has it all! A huge heart, a fantastic plot and an irresistible superhero. I was swept away into Jed Greenleaf's world of magical oak forests, dastardly villains and sparkling dryads. I adored it!' Jasbinder Bilan

Skin of bark, soul of a hero . . . an astonishing standalone adventure from the bestselling author of The World of Podkin One-Ear.

Albion city is governed by a puppet queen, secretly controlled by Lord Cromwell, and strange magic is afoot as six Guilds all compete to rule it. Although the Leaf Guild is the weakest, no one has reckoned with newcomer Jed Greenleaf's extraordinary ability to transform into a half-tree, covered over with bark . . . he just needs to learn how to harness that power.

Could he be the hero that the Guild needs to win at the Punchbowl tournament? It just might be that this year Jed can turn over a new leaf in the history books, and bring glory to the decaying Guild and peace to Albion . . .

Beautifully illustrated with full page artwork by leading fantasy illustrator David Wyatt.

'Yet another page-turner. Kieran Larwood never disappoints and his fans will be queuing up the street to get their hands on this epic adventure.' David Long

Table of contents

• Landing Page
• The Faber Story
• Praise for Kieran Larwood
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Map
• Contents
• Prologue
• Chapter One: The House That Was a Tree
• Chapter Two: The Lady from Leaf
• Chapter Three: A New Family
• Chapter Four: The Torture Device
• Chapter Five: Plantspeak
• Chapter Six: Feeding the Amulet
• Chapter Seven: Mud and Blunderbusses
• Chapter Eight: An Arthanfest Feast
• Chapter Nine: A Tour of the Tents
• Chapter Ten: The Contest Begins
• Chapter Eleven: Down into the Dark
• Chapter Twelve: Traitors
• Chapter Thirteen: Run For Your Life
• Chapter Fourteen: Becoming a Tree
• Chapter Fifteen: Black-eyed Sue
• Chapter Sixteen: History and Hedgehogs
• Chapter Seventeen: A Homecoming
• Chapter Eighteen: The Burning
• Chapter Nineteen: Hobb
• Chapter Twenty: To London
• Chapter Twenty-One: Stand and Deliver
• Chapter Twenty-Two: Find the Source
• Chapter Twenty-Three: With Bone, Feather and Claw
• Chapter Twenty-Four: Tower of the Dead
• Chapter Twenty-Five: The Secrets of Doctor Dee
• Chapter Twenty-Six: Ghosts and Liars
• Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Battle of the Bloody Tower
• Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Dreadnought Club
• Chapter Twenty-Nine: Good Saint Nick
• Chapter Thirty: Sneaking Through the Snow
• Chapter Thirty-One: Beneath Bedlam
• Chapter Thirty-Two: When All Hope Is Lost
• Chapter Thirty-Three: The Charge of Jed Greenleaf
• Chapter Thirty-Four: From Tiny Acorns
• The Treekeepers
• About the Author
• Also by Kieran Larwood
• Copyright