PRE-ORDER SIGNED: The Dawn of Adonis (Publishing 5th June 2025)

This book can be signed and dedicated by author Phil Earle. Please let us know who you would like this book dedicated to. Please be aware this book will be posted after publication on 6th June 2025.

This much anticipated companion to the award-winning When the Sky Falls follows the dramatic early life of Adonis the gorilla.

A tale of loyalty, loss, betrayal, and rebirth.

It is 1911 and London’s docks thrum with underhand deals, none so great as the arrival of a valuable, rare and exotic animal, smuggled from the depths of the Congolese rainforest. The baby gorilla stands to make one man, the shady Goliath Deeds, very, very rich: he and his right-hand man, juvenile pickpocket, Toff Squabble. Heaven help anyone who dares stand in their way, not least the brave and innocent twelve-year-old Nettie Beecroft, who finds herself embroiled in a dangerous rescue attempt where she encounters toshers, bone grubbers and gangsters.

Whom can Nettie trust? And can she save the life this very special creature?

Praise for When the Sky Falls:
‘A magnificent story’ Philip Pullman
‘Deeply felt, movingly written, a remarkable achievement’ Michael Morpurgo