It has been years since master magician Kalibali disappeared, but as his son Aladdin reaches the magical age of 12 years and 12 days, his absence hangs heavy. The boy and his mother struggle to keep the family firm on the road: Kalibali’s House of Magic is all floppy wands and failing cup-and-balls. How can the fumbling Aladdin hope to live up to his father’s reputation?
The slumming-it Princess Jeannie sees through him. Worse, he is ripe for exploitation. The man claiming to be his Uncle Barcaza offers a shortcut to the riches of adulthood: all he has to do is venture into Hairy Bob’s Cave (rather more voluminous than the Scarborough tourist attraction of the same name) and retrieve the treasure.
