A--A Tale Dark and Grimm--New York Times "What Gidwitz accomplishes here is staggering."----The Canterbury Tales Beloved bestselling author Adam Gidwitz makes his long awaited return with his first new world since his hilarious and critically acclaimed Grimm series. Featuring manuscript illuminations throughout by illustrator Hatem Aly and filled with Adam's trademark style and humor, --Wall Street Journal A? "Gidwitz strikes literary gold with this mirthful and compulsively readable adventure story. ... --rambunctiously entertaining A? "Gidwitz proves himself a nimble storyteller as he weaves history, excitement, and multiple narrative threads into --more fun than it has any right to be. ... Gidwitz is on fire, starred review.