AuthorEle Fountain
NarratorDamian Lynch
Duration4h 27m
CategoriesChildren's Fiction
Key StageKS2
PublisherW.F. Howes
VersionUnabridged
Shif is just an ordinary schoolboy who loves chess and playing with his best friend. But, one day, he is forced to leave home to avoid conscription into the army. He embarks on an epic journey, in which he encounters dangers and cruelties - and great acts of human kindness - as he bravely makes his way to a future he can only imagine.