"Pip the orphan and Perfect the stone gargoyle face a variety of dangers when they meet a mysterious stranger who has actually heard the sound of a Witch Bell and is being chased by the Holy Hunter.".
Pip the orphan and Perfect, the stone gargoyle, try to save the Brothers, the King, and their country as troops invade across the waterways of the Fens and a sickness falls upon almost all of the brothers of Wicket Monastery.
Pip, a boy who lives in a medieval abbey, befriends a stone gargoyle named Perfect and soon finds himself running for his life while trying to stop the assassination of the king.
James's difficulty in adjusting to a new school and life in the Fens is further complicated by the request of an elderly neighbor to find his lucky piece, a task which puts James in some danger.
James's difficulty in adjusting to a new school and life in the Fens is further complicated by the request of an elderly neighbor to find his lucky piece, a task which puts James in some danger.