Tyger
2023 British Book Awards Children's Fiction Book of the Year
From award-winning author SF Said comes a compelling middle-grade alternate history novel about a world on the brink of destruction and the magical animal that just might be able to save it—for fans of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series.
"There are three doors that I may show you. You will find a different kind of power behind each one..."
Adam has found something incredible in a rubbish dump in London. A mysterious, mythical, magical animal. A tyger. And the tyger is in danger.
Adam and his friend Zadie are determined to help, but it isn't just the tyger's life at stake. Their whole world is on the verge of destruction. Can they learn to…
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June 10, 2025
SF Said is one of Britain’s best young writers and has judged the Whitbread Children’s Book Award.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
SF Said was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in May 1967. His family was originally from the Middle East—like his character Varjak, SF has Mesopotamian ancestors—but he has lived in London since the age of 2. SF thinks that growing up in the flat above Quentin Blake may be why he always wanted to be a children’s writer.
SF says that authors like Roald Dahl, Ursula Le Guin, and Rudyard Kipling made him who he is. Their books shaped his mind, as did all the comics and music he loved, from Star Wars to The Sandman. His flat walls are covered with books,…
Tyger
SF Said; Illustrated by Dave McKean