The second in an action-packed new adventure series from Blue Peter Award-winning author Kieran Larwood and Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner Joe Todd Stanton. Young readers will love discovering the world of the Dungeon Runners!
"A funny and exciting fantasy adventure story" - Frank Cottrell-Boyce, The Times
ARE YOU READY FOR THE CHALLENGE? It's time to fight or take flight!
Kit can hardly believe he's now a professional Dungeon Runner. With his teammates Sandy and Thorn, they set off to a city in the clouds to compete.
But with new dangers at every turn, Kit and his friends will need their wits and bravery to take on enemies as well as monsters. Are they ready for the big leagues? There's only one way to find out!
Have you got what it takes to survive the Dungeon?
Now is your chance to prove it!
"Highly illustrated, humorous and immediately enthralling, this first volume in a new series will appeal to 7+ D&D fans in particular" - The Guardian
"Presented in large, clear font and with black and white illustrations throughout, this funny, exciting, imaginative adventure story is a great introduction to fantasy fiction for newly independent readers" - BookTrust
Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial, The Week Junior Children's Book of the Year, Younger Fiction 2025
The adventures continue in...
This is Book 2 in the Dungeon Runners Series. See all Dungeon Runners books here.
Kieran Larwood has been passionate about stories and storytelling ever since he first read The Hobbit aged six. He graduated from Southampton University with a degree in English Literature and now works as a Reception teacher in a primary school. He lives on the Isle of Wight with his family, and between work, fatherhood and writing, doesn't get nearly enoug
More about Kieran LarwoodJoe Todd-Stanton grew up in Brighton and was taught to draw by his mother, who is also an illustrator. He studied at Bristol University, receiving a first class degree in Illustration.
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