Welcome to the fantastical world of Iltior

Runcible and Mariam are back!

And they are in big trouble. Lord Shambles has returned, stronger than ever before. Once he finds the lost Citadel of Magic there will be no defence against his evil sorcery.

To stop Shambles, the children must journey to wondrous Iltior and descend to the uttermost pole. But even if they find the Codex of Dreadful Spells, Runcible still has to unravel the mystery of the tainted children, then face his most terrifying nightmare - the sting of the giant scorpion.

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The Buried City is book two of the Runcible Jones series.

In the Ice Cavern, Sleeth and Wyrmhilte fight over the stolen spell book.

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