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The Colour of Darkness
Ruth Hatfield
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Description for The Colour of Darkness
Paperback. Danny O'Neill hasn't had a single good night's sleep in the year since he discovered the book of storms. Exhausted and a social outcast, he wishes only to escape the shadowy figure of Sammael who controls his dreams and nightmares. Series: The Book of Storms. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: YFC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
A vibrant, powerful follow-up to the electrifying THE BOOK OF STORMS. Danny O'Neill hasn't had a single good night's sleep in the year since he discovered the book of storms. Exhausted and a social outcast, he wishes only to escape the shadowy figure of Sammael who controls his dreams and nightmares. Cath Carrera, from the other side of town, dreams of escaping her brutish father and spiteful step-family. So when she meets Barshin, a talking hare who offers her protection from her dad's latest violent rage, she doesn't think twice about going with him. But she didn't expect to find a place like Chromos: a vibrant, addictive dreamland built from her imagination, in all its colours. In return for his protection, Barshin wants Cath to deliver a message to Danny: he must rescue his cousin Tom from Sammael before it is too late. Together, the three must find a way to stop Sammael before he destroys Tom. But even with the help of talking plants and creatures, and a friendly stag, the journey to Chromos and beyond is a dangerous, near-impossible mission, and Danny and Cath will have to muster every scrap of bravery and ingenuity to have a hope of succeeding.
Product Details
Publisher
Hot Key Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
The Book of Storms
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781471403002
SKU
V9781471403002
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Ruth Hatfield
Ruth Hatfield is from Cambridge, although she travels around a bit as she is a field archaeologist by profession. It's a good job for inspiration! Ruth has been writing stories for most of her life just to please herself; however, what she loves to explore is the way in which imagination gives us limitless possibilities to make our own lives extraordinary. In her spare time she eats books, gallops around on horses, pedals around on her bike and tries not to break too many bones.
Reviews for The Colour of Darkness
If dark, layered fantasy reminiscent of Susan Cooper and Alan Garner is your thing, then don't miss it
The Bookseller (Children's Previews)
Debut author Hatfield weaves a dark and twisted tale in the vein of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book ... Hatfield creates an imaginative, whimsical world.
Publishers Weekly (Praise for THE BOOK OF STORMS)
This is really something special. An 11-year-old boy searches for his storm-chaser parents and unravels a shadowy world of magic, menace and a truly terrifying foe. Wonderful storytelling with echoes of Susan Cooper. It's her debut and she's most certainly a name to watch ... Don't miss it.
Editor's Choice, The Bookseller (Praise for THE BOOK OF STORMS)
A powerfully conceived and executed story that adds a wholly original element to the fantasy genre
Kirkus, starred review (Praise for THE BOOK OF STORMS)
The Bookseller (Children's Previews)
Debut author Hatfield weaves a dark and twisted tale in the vein of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book ... Hatfield creates an imaginative, whimsical world.
Publishers Weekly (Praise for THE BOOK OF STORMS)
This is really something special. An 11-year-old boy searches for his storm-chaser parents and unravels a shadowy world of magic, menace and a truly terrifying foe. Wonderful storytelling with echoes of Susan Cooper. It's her debut and she's most certainly a name to watch ... Don't miss it.
Editor's Choice, The Bookseller (Praise for THE BOOK OF STORMS)
A powerfully conceived and executed story that adds a wholly original element to the fantasy genre
Kirkus, starred review (Praise for THE BOOK OF STORMS)