The Dark Flight Down by Marcus Sedgwick

The Dark Flight Down by Marcus Sedgwick

Held captive in the palace of the Emperor Frederick, Boy and Willow are plunged into a world of gilded finery and splendour. But beneath its golden veneer lies cruelty, madness and desperation. They are in terrible danger as they confront the whirlwind furies of the Emperor, the calculating ambitions of his confidante, Maxim, and follow a deadly trail wihch will lead them to the Phantom. Packed with mystery and intrigue, the truth about Boy's identitiy and many other shattering secrets, are all revealed as the BOOK OF DEAD DAYS is opened for the final time in Marcus Sedgwick's conclusion to a mesmerising story.

"The Dark Flight Down combines mystery and gore in an enjoyable festival of curious delights" DREAMWATCH 'a thrilling ride on a ghost train in which you don't know what is going to leap out at you next.. What more do you need to be spooked?' -- John Millen SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST 'I thought the book was really good because it kept you hanging on and you wanted to know what was going to happen next.' -- Jason McMahon TEEN TITLES 'just the thing to read in bed with only the lamp shining onto the book. Your imagination will soon be working overtime when Marcus Sedgwick starts to tell you what is at the bottom of the dark flight of stairs.' -- John Millen SOUTH CHINA YOUNG POST

Marcus Sedgwick has worked in children's publishing for ten years and before that he was a bookseller. He is also a stone carver and wood engraver and illustrates all his novels. His first book Floodland was hailed as 'a dazzling debut from a new writer of exceptional talent'. Floodland won the Branford Boase Award for the best first children's novel of 2000. Marcus lives in Sussex and has a young daughter.

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ISBN 13	9781842552186
ISBN 10	184255218X
Titel	The Dark Flight Down
Autor	Marcus Sedgwick
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Hachette Children's Group
Erscheinungsjahr	2004-07-08
Seitenanzahl	240
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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