A master of fantasy, illusion, dizzying plots—Luc Besson, director of “The Fifth Element,” “Nikita,” “The Blue Abyss,” and other wonderful films—creates a new fairy tale. This is his debut in children’s literature, and in this fairy-tale story novella there is everything: secrets, mysteries, chases, treasures, magic…
Arthur receives a message asking for help, delivered to him by a spider-postman. The boy is worried: he is sure that only mini-people could have written to him. But at that very moment, his father announces his decision to return home—to the city. The boy manages to warn his grandfather about the letter: perhaps Archibald will come up with something. After all, exactly tonight, the moonbeam will touch the magic spyglass and a passage into the land of mini-people will open. But the sky is already covered with clouds…