Varjak Paw – this children’s novel by SF Said – has truly become a modern classic. Varjak Paw is a Mesopotamian Blue kitten. He lives high up in an old house on a hill. He’s never left his home, but then his grandfather tells him about the Way – a secret martial art for cats…
‘There are Seven Skills in the way of Jalal,’ whispered the Elder Paw. ‘We know only three of them. Their names are these. Slow-Time. Moving Circles. Shadow-walking.’
Now Varjak must use the Way to survive in a city full of dangerous dogs, cat gangs and, strangest of all, the mysterious Vanishings.
With illustrations from acclaimed graphic artist Dave McKean, this beloved story won the Smarties Prize Gold Award and has become a modern classic.
The cat magic mystique is brilliant
— Richard Adams, author of Watership Down
A beguiling tale that sticks in the memory. The cat’s whiskers
— The Sunday Times
Dazzling
— The New York Times
Pacy, invigorating and quietly wise
— Time Out
Imagine The Karate Kid directed by David Lynch
— Bookmunch.co.uk
And there’s a sequel – The Outlaw Varjak Paw.
SF Said is represented by James Catchpole at The Catchpole Agency.