Author:  Jones, Diana Wynne 
Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Published on 4 December 2000 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 208 pages
199 x 129 x 12 | 194g
There seemed nothing odd about Luke to begin with – except perhaps the snakes. If they were snakes, that is… David wasn’t sure.
 'Just kindle a flame and I’ll be with you,' says Luke. David thinks he’s joking, but certainly, whenever he strikes a match, Luke appears immediately.
 But David’s new friend seems to have some extraordinary friends and relations, and some very dark secrets. And when David enters into a bargain with the mysterious one-eyed Mr Wedding, life gets very hot indeed!