In 2002, it was published by SeaStar Books in the United States.

It is the third book in The Deptford Mice trilogy, first published in the United Kingdom in 1990 by Macdonald & Company, London. Jarvis is also the author of The Whitby Witches, The Wyrd Museum, The Hagwood Trilogy, Deathscent, Dancing Jax, and The Witching Legacy. The Final Reckoning is a dark fantasy novel for children by British author Robin Jarvis. Jarvis would continue to expand on the universe of The Deptford Mice with The Deptford Histories prequel trilogy, The Deptford Mice Almanack, and The Deptford Mouselets series aimed at younger children. His first book, The Dark Portal, was a runner-up for the 1989 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and was given the Booklist Editors' Choice designation in 2000. Initially intended to be a single book, it was split into a trilogy at the suggestion of Jarvis's editor due to its long length. There wasn't at the time, but Jarvis then began writing The Deptford Mice. The publisher responded positively and asked if there was a story to accompany them. When he started sketching some mouse characters, a friend suggested that he submit the drawings to a publisher. During this time he would decide that he enjoyed making monsters out of latex more than anything related to graphic design.Īfter college, Jarvis moved to London and worked in the television and advertising industries as a model-maker. His favourite subjects at school were Art and English and he went on to study graphic design at Newcastle Polytechnic (now Northumbria University). Jarvis grew up in Warrington, attending Penketh High School. Jarvis would later use this method of creation for his novels, with their characters coming into being as sketches prior to a story being developed around them. From an early age he would draw all sorts of characters in sketchpads, making up stories to go along with them. He is the youngest of four children, born three weeks late on a sofa. Robin Jarvis (born 8 May, 1963 in Liverpool) is an English author and illustrator.

The Alchymist's Cat by Robin Jarvis