Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

Fergus Crane is transported on a winged mechanical horse to his long lost uncle Theo. When Fergus finds out that the teachers on his school ship are pirates he sets off to rescue his schoolmates from Fire Island.

Three stories following the adventures of Free Lance, a mercenary knight. He is down on his luck so it seems like good news when the local lord wants him to recover an enchanted crown from the Lake of Skulls.

This is the tale of Hugo Pepper and his exploits. Hugo arrives home in Firefly Square, after being raised in the frozen North by reindeer herders, to discover a group of very special friends, a dastardly enemy, with snowmen, and buried treasure.