In the second instalment in }The Uncommoners{ trilogy, the adventures of Ivy Sparrow continue. The first title, }The Crooked Sixpence{, was an instant bestseller with 20,000 copies sold within the first six weeks of publication. Ages: 9-11yr Following Ivy Sparrow’s discoveries in The Crooked Sixpence, the adventures continue in the second instalment of The Uncommoners trilogy, The Smoking Hourglass. As soon as Ivy and her brother Seb set foot back in the mysterious underground city of Lundinor, they know that something has changed .