An eagerly awaited reissue of a classic children's book.Otfried Preussler is a giant of German children's literature. Imagine Roald Dahl, JK Rowling and xxx rolled in to one. His books have been translated into 26 languages, sold millions of copies worldwide and been turned into movies but they have been sadly unavailable in English for many years.Krabat was originally published in the early 70s under the misleading title The Satanic Mill. It is Preussler's most successful book and was showered with awards at the time. It was also featured in Cornelia Funke's bestselling novel Inkheart.It tells the story of a 14-year-old beggar boy called Krabat.

He becomes an apprentice to the master of a watermill where he joins the eleven other journeymen who work there. Much to his surprise he soon discovers that the mill is actually a school of black magic and he is expected to rather more than a normal miller's trade.Krabat studies hard and becomes the master's star pupil, but when he falls for a local village girl the depth of the master's evil and the darker secrets of the mill begin to reveal themselves. Can Krabat use all the of the magic skills he has learned to secure his escape?Published for the first time in the UK under its original title, Krabat is a wonderfully dark adventure that has thrilled and scared generations of children worldwide and looks set to weave its spell over a whole new audience of young readers.