The Outlaw Varjak Paw [Illustrated] [Paperback]

A wonderfully original creation...grippingly vivid...Dave McKean's scratchy, lean drawings perfectly capture Said's dark narrative. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Original and amazingly engrossing...it is much enhanced by its high-quality production and the beautiful illustrations by Dave McKean. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Utterly gripping, with graphic fight scenes, sensitive characterisation, fabulous dream-like sequences and a thrilling plot. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

The second adventure in the life of the extraordinary Mesopotamian Blue, Varjak Paw: kung fu for cats!

Having saved the city cats from a fate worse than death, Varjak Paw finds himself the elected and popular leader of a new gang - a gang that supports freedom and kindness for all. But will the pressure take its toll on this brave yet sometimes naive cat? Soon the city erupts in an all-out gang war as the evil Sally Bones attempts to control the lives of all cats. Horrified and outnumbered, Varjak and the others must fight for their freedom or die trying; can Jalal's Way really be the best way? This is another thrilling adventure, eagerly awaited by all Varjak fans, both young and old.

'Varjak Paw,' hissed Sally Bones. 'The cat who thinks he can fight.'

There are Seven Skills that give a cat great power, and Varjak Paw knows them all. He can fight, he can hunt, he can walk unseen.

There's just one problem, Sally Bones, the thin white cat who leads the city's deadliest gang, also knows the Skills. She knows even more than Varjak does. And now she's coming to get him. . .

'You will be an outlaw now, Varjak Paw -- and there will be no place to hide!'

'KEEP THE WAY ALIVE, VARJAK PAW!'

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

‘You will be an outlaw now, Varjak Paw – and there will be no place to hide!’ Varjak Paw is back. There are Seven Skills that give a cat great power, and Varjak Paw knows them all. He can fight, he can hunt, he can walk unseen. There’s just one problem. Sally Bones, the thin white cat who leads the city’s deadliest gang, also knows the Skills. She knows even more than Varjak does. And now she’s coming to get him . . . ‘Original and amazingly engrossing’ Telegraph Praise for Varjak Paw, Smarties Book Prize Gold Award Winner: ‘Dazzling’ New York Times ‘Stylish, original and inventive . . . a modern children’s classic’ Jacqueline Wilson

THE OUTLAW VARJAK PAW is SF Said's second novel. He is a journalist and film critic and lives in London. Dave McKean is widely renowned for his graphic novels and award-winning illustrations. He lives in Kent.