Forget everything you thought you knew about fairy tales

Grieve is a troll but has never sat under a bridge, and doesn't really like eating goats. When the Shimmer, a part of the stone of creation, is stolen from his village Grieve knows there's only one set of creatures insane enough to try and use it - the fairies. As vicious as the rear-end of a wasp and completely power-mad, fairies have only one ambition - to take over the worlds, and look glorious while doing it.

Colin is just a normal boy, leading a pretty normal life. The only fairytale creatures he's ever encountered have been in storybooks - until now. When Grieve appears in his bedroom asking for his help, everything Colin thought he believed in is turned upside down.

Accompanied by Pod, a talking possum, Derry, the tracker gnome and Friendly, Grieve's over-zealous brother, Colin and Grieve set out on a mad-cap and thrilling adventure to rescue the Shimmer and save the worlds - all four of them.