When a strange sound awakens 13-year-old Tymmon in the dead of night, he discovers that his father, the court jester of Austermeve, has been kidnapped. Hiding in the forest nearby, Tymmon is adopted by a huge, furry, doglike creature--a gargoyle. "This fantasy set in the Middle Ages is also a coming-of-age story that will speak directly to today's young readers".--American Bookseller. An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.