The Secret of Kells

the long version

History, myth and legend collide in this thrilling novelisation of the full-length animated feature The Secret of Kells. There is huge excitement at the monastery in Kells when the famous illuminator, Aiden of Iona, arrives with his cat Pangur Ban. The orphaned twelve-year-old monk, Brendan, is drawn to the book and desperately want to help Aiden. He ventures into the forest where he encounters faeries, monsters, Vikings and more! This novel brings to life the fictionalised story of Brendan, a young monk in the monastery of Kells and his part in the completion of one of the world's most famous.