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Aligned with this imbalance is the feeling that this is just the opening for a series, and indeed there will be more, come 2013. There is fun to be had here, in character, plot and delivery, and many clever touches, but too often I found this a pilot episode - too much introduction, too little to resolve, and too little left over for the main adventures to come. I have no objection to the idea of reading those future volumes, but they need to be a lot more substantial.

The greatest adventure featuring a weird boy, a circus and a large cat - different to the lion Fizzlebert knows - remains the trilogy starting with [[The Palace of Laughter by Jon Berkeley]]. For more action focussing on libraries, we loved [[The Windvale Sprites by Mackenzie Crook]].