The Magician's Elephant

When a fortune-teller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the question he must ask: does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her?

The fortune-teller's mysterious answer sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that Peter can hardly dare to believe it. But it is—all of it—true.