Medicus and the Disappearing Dancing Girls Chris Riddell Seven-year-old Henry Day is kidnapped

Seven-year-old Henry Day is kidnapped by fairy changelings living in the dark forest near his home - ageless beings whose secret community is threatened by encroaching modern life

has been found dead

intrigue and betrayal

About these two facts Townrow was reasonably certain

Medicus and the Disappearing Dancing Girls Chris Riddell Seven-year-old Henry Day is kidnappedEmperor Trajan is dead, long live Emperor Hadrian! Gaius Petreius Ruso is a divorced and down on his luck army doctor who has made the rash decision to seek his fortune in one of the inclement outposts of the Roman Empire, namely Britannia. His arrival in Deva (more commonly known as Chester) does little to improve his mood and, after a straight thirty six hours on the wards in the Fort, he succumbs to a moment of weakness and rescues injured slave