The Ten Riddles of Eartha Quicksmith

'Extraordinary' The Observer | A Guardian Booksellers' Book of the Year | Chosen by Science Museum Group for the Gadgeteers STEM Summer Reading Challenge | Selected for the Schools Love Reading programme


When Kip Bramley receives a cryptic invitation, delivered by a beetle-shaped drone that appears to be breathing, his world changes forever.

Soon he finds himself chasing riddles and solving puzzles set 400 years earlier by a mysterious genius. Kip, his new friends, and their furry sidekicks must stay one step ahead to find the Ark of Ideas. But dark forces are closing in and getting closer…


‘Deeply hilarious, highly intelligent...’ Children's Books Ireland

‘A mind-blowing, puzzle-packed, epic adventure...such a fantastic book, packed with so many ideas...it’s hard to sum it up in one sentence!’ Kieran Larwood, Author

‘An ideal choice for whole class reading’ readingzone.com

As seen in: The Times, The Week Junior, WRD About Books | Waterstones 5 stars; Toppsta 5 stars; Amazon 4.8 stars

Find out more at quicksmiths.com


This book is for you if you like:


- Big Hero 6
- Gravity Falls
- Escape Room
- Wonderscape
- Strangeworlds Travel Agency
- Futurama
- A City of Ember
- Harry Potter
- Doctor Who
- Mortal Engines
- Roblox inventing games
- puzzle video games
- point-and-click video games


Ten Riddles belongs on these bookshelves:


- science fantasy books for kids 8-12
- diverse books for kids 8-12
- action adventure books for girls and boys
- STEM fiction for girls and boys
- adventure suspense
- science magic
- middle grade fantasy
- tweens and crossover readers
- reluctant readers
- plot twists
- riddles and puzzles for kids