The fourth title in the bestselling Stravaganza series, available directly into paperback The complete Stravaganza series will be repackaged and updated with a bold new paperback look alongside this new title in the series Fans will be delighted at the return of favourite characters such as Luciano and Ariana, as well as the introduction of new characters Intrigue, adventure, magic and excitement are the trademark ingredients of this series

'City of Masks is a poignant, touching and exciting novel ... without doubt a masterwork of contemporary children's literature' Edgardo Zaghini, Booktrust City of Stars: 'A fabulous story of power, intrigue and flying horses. This is story-telling at its best' Bookseller Of City of Flowers: 'I was barely allowed to finish it before my god-daughter snatched it away with breathless anticipation. "It's so real!" she drooled' Independent 'An absolute triumph. Writing like this makes a parallel situation appear in the mind as more real than reality itself' School Librarian

Mary Hoffman is an acclaimed children's author and critic. She is the author of the internationally bestselling picture book Amazing Grace. Her first three novels for Bloomsbury in the Stravaganza series have also been bestsellers. She is a complete aficionado of Italy, and her latest novel, The Falconer's Knot, short-listed for The Guardian Fiction Award, is also set there. Mary is the editor of Armadillo, a children's literature review magazine. She has three grown-up children and lives with her husband in West Oxfordshire.