AuthorRosalind Kerven
NarratorSteven Alexander
Duration3h 34m
CategoriesChildren's Fiction
Key StageKS3
PublisherOakhill Publications
VersionUnabridged
Bjarni needs a sword so he can join a pirate ship and win some treasure, but he can't afford one. Then Astrid's mysterious long-lost uncle appears out of the blue and offers to lend him one; but the strange runes carved on it are a dangerous curse. When he uses it, he and Astrid plunge into a terrifying adventure which leads them straight into the clutches of the evil Grim Gruesome.