The Dead Days Omnibus by Marcus Sedgwick

The Dead Days Omnibus by Marcus Sedgwick

The days between 27 December and New Year's Eve are dead 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, who must pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many years ago. His servant is Boy, a child with no name and no past; a child he treats with contempt, but who serves his master well and finds solace in the company of his only friend, Willow. Unknown to any of them it is Boy who holds the key to their destiny. But before that is revealed, Boy and Willow are held captive in the palace of the Emperor Frederick. Here they are plunged into a world of gilded finery and splendour. Beneath the golden veneer lies cruelty and madness. They are in terrible danger as they confront the whirlwind furies of the Emperor, the calculating ambitions of his confidante, Maxim, and follow a trail which will lead them to the murderous Phantom. THE BOOK OF DEAD DAYS and THE DARK FLIGHT DOWN are mesmerising stories of sorcery and desperate magic spanning dark cities, deadly courtrooms, and the threatening, frozen countryside. The truth about Valerian's past, Boy's identity and many other shattering secrets are laid bare as the Book of Dead Days is opened for the final time...

'more Gothic swirling darkness seeping into finely plotted and paced, utterly compelling storytelling.. the sort of book that requires new torch batteries for reading on after the light is out.' THE SCHOOL LIBRARIAN

Marcus Sedgwick works in children's publishing and before that he was a bookseller. He lives in Sussex and has a young daughter, Alice.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9781842555286
ISBN 10	1842555286
Titel	The Dead Days Omnibus
Autor	Marcus Sedgwick
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Hachette Children's Group
Erscheinungsjahr	2006-09-21
Seitenanzahl	512
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.