Dive head- feet- or face-first into this delicious danger. - Kirkus Reviews starred review
When Grubb an orphan and runaway chimney sweep entered the wondrous world of the Odditorium
his life changed forever. Apprenticed to the mechanical marvel's strange proprietor Alistair
Grim Grubb unfortunately must settle into his new position on the lam as all of England is
convinced that Alistair Grim is a villain. Grim however has come up with a plan to expose the
real villain: Prince Nightshade a wicked necromancer who wants the Odditorium's power source
for himself. With the evil prince hot on their trail Grim Grubb and the rest of the
Odditorium's crew embark on a perilous adventure to find the legendary sword Excalibur: the
only weapon capable of penetrating Nightshade's magical suit of armor. As expected their quest
turns out to be anything but ordinary. Not only can the Odditorium fly but it can also swim!
And so the crew battens down the hatches and sets off on an underwater voyage to the
otherworldly realm of Avalon home to Excalibur. Along the way they must battle a banshee
assassin sea monsters and a witch who seeks revenge on Alistair Grim for stealing her magical
objects. But that's not all. Unbeknownst to Grubb and the others their fate has been written
in an ancient Avalonian prophecy-a prophecy that holds the key to a destiny not even Alistair
Grim could have imagined.
