The compilation edition of The Word Spider features the first three tales from the series. Join Alice the Albino spider as she ventures beyond her home below the floorboards of the old bookshop, and out into a world long abandoned by man. Alice's adventures will see her travel to Oakland the last great tree for the coronation of the new queen, but others have their eyes on the throne. and with a long forgotten threat from mankind's past, Alice will need to return to her home below the floorboards, but will a vanquished enemy hinder her attempt to save her friends and family.