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16%OFFMarcus Sedgwick - The Book of Dead Days - 9781842552674 - V9781842552674
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The Book of Dead Days

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Description for The Book of Dead Days Paperback. Five days of glorious gothic alchemy and evil. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFH. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.

Five days of glorious gothic alchemy and evil . . . An atmospheric, page-turning and powerful novel of sorcery and desperate magic by award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick. Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction prize and the Edgar Allan Poe Award.

The days between 27 December and New Year's Eve are dead days - days when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our everyday lives.

There is a man, Valerian, whose time is running out. He must pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many years ago. His servant is ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Hachette Children´s Group
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842552674
SKU
V9781842552674
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Marcus Sedgwick
Marcus Sedgwick is a full time author. His first novel, Floodland, won the Branford Boase Award for the best debut children's novel of 2000. Since then his books have been shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award, the Costa Book Award, the Carnegie Medal and the Edgar Allan Poe Award. Find his website ... Read more

Reviews for The Book of Dead Days
"In a wonderfully dark, atmospheric tale of power, corruption and betrayal, Marcus Sedgwick manages to keep the reader guessing until the very end. A real page-turner with a truly chilling twist." Booktrusted News (Booktrust), Issue 6 "Set long ago in dark times and brought to life through evocative, strongly visual writing, this novel is packed with drama, mystery ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Book of Dead Days


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