Varjak Paw is a Mesopotamian Blue kitten. He lives high up in an old house on a hill. He's never left home, but then his grandfather tells him about the Way - a secret martial art for cats.

Now Varjak must use the Way to survive in a city full of dangerous dogs, cat gangs and, strangest of all the mysterious Vanishings.

SF Said (Author) SF Said's first book,Varjak Paw, won the Nestlé Smarties Prize for Children's Literature. The sequel,The Outlaw Varjak Paw, won the BBC Blue Peter Book Of The Year.Phoenixis his third book. He has written widely about literature, films and the arts forThe GuardianandThe Daily Telegraph; and works regularly with CLPE, promoting reading and literacy in schools. For more information on SF and his books, please visit www.sfsaid.com

Dave McKean (Illustrator) Dave McKeanhas illustrated and designed many ground-breaking books and graphic novels includingVarjak Paw(SF Said),The Magic of Reality(Richard Dawkins),The Savage(David Almond) andThe Graveyard Book(Neil Gaiman). He wrote and illustratedPictures That Tickand the multi-award winningCages. He has created hundreds of CD and comic covers and directed five short and three feature films.