Relic Hamilton, Genie Hunter

Relic Hamilton is just your average 12-year-old, living a quiet life with his grandfather above their old antiques shop in Chinatown in London.

Until one day, while polishing some mysterious brass lamps in the basement, something extraordinary happens. Relic feels spine-chillingly cold. Breathless. Scared. And suddenly, a real, live genie stands before him!

But this is no kind, benevolent genie. This genie is evil ... and it feeds on hope.

Relic finds himself catapulted to the centre of a fast-paced underground community of genie hunters, led by the excitable Professor Latimer and the tech-savvy Doctor Raphaela. Together, they travel in their one-of-a-kind jet, the Aladdin, secretly chasing rogue genies before they can wreak havoc on the world…

A thrilling new adventure series from the former Waterstones Children’s Laureate and winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing.

From the former Children’s Laureate comes an exciting new series, part Indiana Jones, part Ghostbusters, part Pokémon, but all very much its own. Brilliant. Netgalley
This adventure from the outgoing Children’s Laureate is a fresh take on Aladdin. The Courier Dundee
Former Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho’s new series is sure to work its magic on young readers! … The story is immensely satisfying and there’s a great cast of characters… Hyun Song We’s illustrations of the genies and the action are terrific. Genie-us all round! Love Reading 4 Kids
An exciting and new look at genies... Relic proves to be a brilliant character, one who starts to find his feet in this new society!.. a fantastic start to a new series! My Shelves are Full
a helter-skelter, action-packed book that will keep you turning the page until late into the night. The Letterpress Project

Joseph Coelho is an award-winning poet, playwright and writer. His first poetry collection, Werewolf Club Rules!, won the CLPE Children's Poetry Award in 2015, and he has been writing and performing ever since. He is the author of the Fairy Tales Gone Bad trilogy – Zombierella, Frankenstiltskin and Creeping Beauty – all illustrated by Freya Hartas. Originally from London, he now lives by the sea in Kent. Joseph was the Waterstones Children’s Laureate from 2022-2024, and won the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing in 2024. Follow him on Twitter as @JosephACoelho and on Instagram as @josephcoelhoauthor.

Korean artist Hyun Song We has a background in animation and has worked on a number of Pixar films including the upcoming Inside Out 2.

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