An epic quest in a through-the-looking-glass Van Diemen's Land - undertaken by the outcast children of notorious convicts, to find and kill a man-eating big cat - from the acclaimed author of Limberlost.

Robbie Arnott is the author of Limberlost, The Rain Heron and Flames. He's a two-time winner of The Age Book of the Year, and has also been awarded the Voss Literary Prize. He's been named a Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist, and has twice been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, as well as the Dylan Thomas Prize. He lives in Hobart with his wife and daughter.