Inventive and well written, it will hold eight to twelve-year-olds spellbound

Sunday Telegraph

A poet's economy and forcefulness in the use of words . . . Cannot be disbelieved

TES

Vivid, unusual and well written . . . This is a wonderful, unputdownable book which establishes Fisher as a children's writer of rare talent

The Sunday Times

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A breathtakingly good story

Independent

An eerie and magical collection

Oxford Times

The Conjuror's Game should never have been started. Now Luke must replace the Tree on the central square before the Knights and Ravens rampage in their eternal battle through the snowbound villages of Halcombe Great Wood. Can a man's soul be trapped in a candle? Cursed from infancy Meurig treasures the candle as his dearest possession. But what happens if it is stolen by his enemy, a water goddess of immense power? The Candle Man is a tale soaked in mist and marshland. Jennie and Jamie find a magical book that offers to lead them to Fintan's Tower. But who are the three strangers that pursue them? How can they know whom to trust, when the glass tower contains unimaginable terrors, and the only time they have left is a wink of the sun's eye?
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The Candle Man is a tale soaked in mist and marshland. How can they know whom to trust, when the glass tower contains unimaginable terrors, and the only time they have left is a wink of the sun's eye?
Three classic fantasy novels that lead to wonderful and eerie worlds. This volume contains: The Conjuror's Game, The Candle Man and Fintan's Tower

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780099472988
Publisert
2004
Utgiver
Vendor
Red Fox
Vekt
256 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
368

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Born in Newport, Catherine Fisher gained a B-ed at the University of Wales and became a primary school teacher. She has written poetry and a number of novels for young people, several of which have been shortlisted for book awards. Darkhenge has been long listed for the Carnegie Medal.