In this thrilling fantasy, two kids and a mystical tyger must save a divided world on the brink of destruction. A thought-provoking alternate history adventure with the epic sweep and imaginative wonder of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series.
2023 British Book Awards Children's Fiction Book of the Year
There are three doors that I may show you. You will find a different kind of power behind each one...Adam has found something incredible in a rubbish dump in London. A mysterious, mythical, magical animal. A
tyger. And the tyger is in danger.
Adam and his friend Zadie are determined to help, but it isn't just the tyger's life at stake. Their whole world is on the verge of destruction. Can they learn to use their powers before it's too late?
With stunning black-and-white illustrations from award-winning illustrator Dave McKean, this compelling and thoughtful story is set in an alternate world where the British Empire still exists.
SF Said (he/him) is an award-winning, bestselling British children’s author. He was born in Lebanon, but has lived in London since he was two. His first book,
Varjak Paw, won the Nestlé Smarties Prize for Children’s Literature and was listed by BookTrust as one of the 100 best children’s books of the past 100 years.
The Outlaw Varjak Paw won the BBC Blue Peter Book of the Year Award, while
Phoenix was chosen to represent the UK on the IBBY Honour List. His new book,
Tyger, won Children’s Book of the Year at the British Book Awards, Children’s Book of the Year at the Week Junior Book Awards, and the Foyles Children’s Book of the Year. All four books are illustrated by Dave McKean. SF Said has also written about children’s literature for both the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph newspapers, given talks at the British Library and on BBC Radio 4, and is a passionate campaigner for libraries, literacy, and reading for pleasure. Visit him online at sfsaid.com or on X/Instagram/Bluesky @whatSFSaid.
Dave McKean (he/him) is a multi-award-winning illustrator who has designed an incredible number of award-winning and ground-breaking books, collaborating with world-famous names in literature such as Neil Gaiman (
Coraline), David Almond (
Mouse Bird Snake Wolf), Richard Dawkins, and Ray Bradbury. He has also worked as a concept artist on films such as
Harry Potter. Visit him on Instagram @davemckeanhourglass.
