Impossible Creatures: INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

There was Tolkien, there is Pullman and now there is Katherine Rundell. Wondrous invention, marvellous writing.' - Michael Morpurgo It was a very fine day, until something tried to eat him. A boy called Christopher is visiting his reclusive grandfather when he witnesses an avalanche of mythical creatures come tearing down the hill. This is how Christopher learns that his grandfather is the guardian of one of the ways between the non-magical world and a place called the Archipelago, a cluster of magical islands where all the creatures we tell of in myth live and breed and thrive alongside human s. They have been protected from being discovered for thousands of years; now, terrifyingly, the protection has worn thin, and creatures are breaking through. Then a girl, Mal, appears in Christopher's world. She is in possession of a flying coat, is being pursued by a killer and is herself in pursuit of a baby griffin. Mal, Christopher and the griffin embark on an urgent quest across the wild splendour of the Archipelago, where sphinxes hold secrets and centaurs do murder, to find the truth - with unimaginable consequences for both their worlds. Together the two must face the problem of power, and of knowledge, and of what love demands of us. 'A marvellous, imaginative fantasy told with great style and sparkle - a book to race through in a day and keep for a lifetime.' - Jacqueline Wilson 'Katherine Rundell is a phenomenon. ' - Neil Gaiman 'Fantastically exuberant, wildly imaginative, impossibly brilliant. Rundell's best, which is something to be marvelled at.' - Kiran Millwood Hargrave 'Between the covers of Impossible Creatures is a world as enchanting, as perilous, as richly imagined as Narnia or Middle Earth.' - Frank Cottrell-Boyce 'A fierce, fantastic, wild-hearted adventure that roars and bristles with imagination. I devoured it like a hungry dragon' - Sam Sedgman 'A rare and remarkable feat of glittering imagination from a truly masterful storyteller.' - Catherine Doyle 'My Book of the Year.' - Lauren St. John EAN: 9781408897430 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 29.08.2024 Produktform: Kartoniert Titel der Reihe: Impossible Creatures#1# Autoren: Rundell, Katherine Illustrator: Tomic, Tomislav Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 325 Themenüberschrift: JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic Keyword: Waterstones Foyles Book of the year shortlist winner; explorer wolf wilder; magical mythical beasts animals; rooftoppers good thieves; the poisoned king; epic fantasy adventure novel; unicorn centaur chimera dragon; manticore griffin sphinx jaculus; exclusive short story bonus extra; wainwright nibbies; middle grade stories for 9 year old; award winning bestselling author; independent times week; power good and evil; nine 10 11 12 yr plus +; thrilling exciting action; secret hidden world land; gift for girl boy daughter son; best present for child kids children; modern classic; baillie gifford; costa waterstones; sunday times; blue peter prize story; gift book for Christmas Fachschema: Abenteuer / Kinderliteratur, Jugendliteratur~Englische Belletristik / Kinder- u. Jugendliteratur~Englische Bücher / Kinderliteratur, Jugendliteratur~Fantasy / Kinderliteratur, Jugendliteratur~Englisch / Kinderliteratur, Jugendliteratur~Kinder- u. Jugendliteratur / Englisch~Kinder- u. Jugendliteratur / Kinderliteratur / Ab 10 Jahre Fachkategorie: Kinder/Jugendliche: Fantasy und magischer Realismus~Kinder/Jugendliche: Persönliche und soziale Themen. Freunde und Freundschaft~Kinder/Jugendliche: Action- und Abenteuergeschichten, Kinder/Jugendliche: Sachbuch: Monster, Drachen & Sagenwesen Interesse Alter: empfohlenes Alter: ab 9 Jahre Altersempfehlung / Lesealter: 18 ab Alter: 9 bis Alter: 12 Imprint-Titels: Bloomsbury Children's Books Verlag: Bloomsbury UK Länge: 194 mm Breite: 127 mm Höhe: 27 mm Gewicht: 310 gr Genre: Importe