Catherine Fisher is a writer of rare talent

The Sunday Times

A subtle thriller with passages of intense description interspersed with the plot full of excitement

The School Librarian

Fisher is a hugely talented writer . . . This is a dark and brooding fantasy

Sainsbury's Magazine

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Fisher conveys complex human emotions through fantasy, teen angst has rarely had such a visceral expression as in the boggy, unpredictable wilderness of Chloe's self-created prison

Booklist

A fantastic story

Teen Titles

Rob's sister Chloe lies in a coma after a riding accident, trapped in a forest of dreams between life and death. But when a dark druid shape-shifts his way into Rob's life, despair turns to hope. Because the druid knows the way through the Unworld, where he claims Chloe is imprisoned. Could the ominous black ring of timbers slowly emerging from a secret archaeological dig hold the key to rescuing her? And will Chloe want to be rescued from a world where the landscapes of story merge and blur, and she has the chance to be Queen? Catherine Fisher's new novel combines a fascinating exploration of Celtic myth with a modern quest for understanding. Where is the land of the imagination? And if we found our way would we ever want to come back?
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Rob's sister Chloe lies in a coma after a riding accident, trapped in a forest of dreams between life and death. But when a dark druid shape-shifts his way into Rob's life, despair turns to hope. Because the druid knows the way through the Unworld, where he claims Chloe is imprisoned.
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Product details

ISBN
9781909531451
Published
2015-02-26
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children's UK; Definitions
Weight
224 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
20 mm
Age
Y, 03
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
320

Biographical note

Born in Newport, Catherine Fisher has been a primary school teacher, taught Creative writing and dug up Roman pottery on archaeological digs. Now she spends most of her time writing novels and poems, drawing, fencing, and taking walks in the woodlands of the Wye valley. She lives in Wales with her two cats Jessa and Tam Lin.