Scotsman.com News - Features - Drawing up a world of fun and adventure
[Fardell's] debut novel, The 7 Professors of the Far North, followed the adventures of 11-year-old Sam Carnegie as he arrives in Edinburgh for a holiday with Professor Ampersand and his great-niece and nephew and ends up on the ride of his life. Published two years ago by Faber & Faber, it sold more than 32,000 in the UK (a debut paperback is said to be doing well if it hits 6000) and 13,000 in the US thanks to its mix of inventions, secrets and eccentric geniuses...
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