Fantasy meets Wild West in this exciting adventure of elves, snake-bellied trolls and the sky cavalry cowboys!

Will Gallows, a young elfling sky cowboy, rides out on a perilous quest to bring the evil snake-bellied troll bandit, Noose Wormworx, to justice. Noose is wanted for the murder of Will's pa - the former deputy sheriff of Oretown. Will's journey takes him deep into the heart of the West-Rock, to the dark underground city of Deadrock, where he soon uncovers a deadly secret that could spell disaster not only for Oretown, but for the whole of the West-Rock.

"With an epic journey, dramatic setting and a host of terrifying monsters, there's a thrill on every page." - Booktrust, Richard and Judy Book Club

"Like Eoin Colfer, Derek Landy and Garret Carr, it is full of Irish wit, dystopian vision and musicality, merging three genres (SF, hard-boiled detective story and the Wild West) within a children's novel. Extremely funny and utterly bonkers." - The Times

"I can't remember a book that so successfully merges two completely different genres so convincingly, and engagingly . . . I can easily recommend it." - TheBookbag.co.uk

"A romping cowboy story with a difference, this is entertaining, action pack adventure set in a richly imagined fantasy world." - Lovereading

"Selected for the Blue Peter Book Club" - Blue Peter Book Club