Runcible Jones: The Buried City

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Runcible Jones: The Buried City

Author	Ian Irvine
Cover artist	Ian Irvine
Country	Australia
Language	English
Series	Runcible Jones Quintet
Genre(s)	Young adult novels
Publisher	Puffin Books Australia
Publication date	June 2007
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Preceded by	Runcible Jones: The Gate to Nowhere
Followed by	Runcible Jones: The Frozen Compass

Runcible Jones: The Buried City is the second novel of the Runcible Jones Quintet featuring the magical adventures of Runcible Jones and his fey friend Mariam Orpiment, written by the author Ian Irvine.

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Runcible and Mariam are back and they are in big trouble. Lord Shambles has returned, stronger than ever before and once he finds the lost Citadel of Magic there will be no defence against his evil sorcery. To put a stop Lord Shambles, the children must journey to Iltior and descend to the uttermost pole. But even if they find the Codex of Dreadful Spells, Runcible still has to unravel the mystery of the tainted children, then face his most terrifying nightmare, the sting of the giant scorpion. The Buried City is book two of the Runcible Jones series.