Desperate Dwarf : Santhenar Trust : 9780648186953 : 0648186954 : 20 Oct 2020 : Over a million copies of Ian Irvine's fantasy novels sold. It's not easy to be a hero when your bum is the size of an airship and you're bobbing around the ceiling, mocked by angry dwarves. Mellie has stolen the unluckiest charm in Wychwold and can't get rid of it. Pook has an insane plan to rescue the Collected children. The demons Nuckl, Spleen and Tonsil are after Ike's innards. And the Fey Queen, Emajicka, is coming to tear out his worst nightmare. Only Ike can save Grimmery. But first he has to win a contest with a lying, cheating scoundrel - the desperate dwarf, Con Glomryt. Reviews of Grim and Grimmer "The funniest horror story you'll read in a long while - Ian Irvine is a master of fantasy and this is the best yet." Good Reading "An extraordinary fantasy world. Fast and furious and very funny." Reading Time "A fun adventure for upper-primary readers. Recommended." Bookseller and Publisher "