Dark Lord: The Teenage Years by Jamie Thomson
Winner of the 2012 Roald Dahl Funny Prize! Thirteen-year-old schoolboy, Dirk Lloyd, has a dark secret - in fact he is a dark secret.
A parody of fantasy media that will appeal to anyone who likes a laugh(The Sunday Times' 100 Best Children's Books) * The Sunday Times *
A parody of fantasy media that will appeal to anyone who likes a laugh. (The Sunday Times' 100 Best Children's Books) * The Sunday Times *
Dark Lord is a wonderfully absurd take on beings from another planet * Michael Rosen, Roald Dahl Funny Prize judge *
Very funny, very silly... brilliant concept. * Bookseller *
One of the most original children's books of the year. * Daily Express *
"CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK" This funny book in the Fabled Lands series is based on an ingenious idea. * Sunday Times *
Funny, utterly silly and enjoyable book, which lots of young readers will love. * Bookbag *
Wonderfully original, completely mad. * Lovereading *
It's funny-clever as well as funny-silly * Mel Giedroyc, Roald Dahl Funny Prize Judge 2012 *
A perfect novel for computer games-obsessed boys. * Sunday Telegraph *
Laugh-out-loud funny and often touching. * Queens Park Books *
Amazing, fantastic... great to read. * Skye Turnbull- 9 year old reviewer *
Hilarious. * Chicklish *
This is hilarious, and is set to have us inferior puny humans laughing out loud... It really is a work of 'evil genius'. * LiteraryLoves.com *
Perfect deadpan humor... wickedly funny, brilliantly told stuff, and you'll never have more fun cheering for evil. * BoingBoing.net *
Comic fantasy which won this year's Roald Dahl Funny Prize. * Sunday Express *
There are lashings of fantasy and adventure but what makes Dark Lord tick is the humour. * * * * * Daily Telegraph *
A funny, whacky, page-turning tale. * Good Book Guide *
Laugh out loud funny and entertaining, with a surprisingly endearing central character: great fun. * East Anglian Daily Times *
A parody of fantasy media that will appeal to anyone who likes a laugh. (The Sunday Times' 100 Best Children's Books) * The Sunday Times *
Dark Lord is a wonderfully absurd take on beings from another planet * Michael Rosen, Roald Dahl Funny Prize judge *
Very funny, very silly... brilliant concept. * Bookseller *
One of the most original children's books of the year. * Daily Express *
"CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK" This funny book in the Fabled Lands series is based on an ingenious idea. * Sunday Times *
Funny, utterly silly and enjoyable book, which lots of young readers will love. * Bookbag *
Wonderfully original, completely mad. * Lovereading *
It's funny-clever as well as funny-silly * Mel Giedroyc, Roald Dahl Funny Prize Judge 2012 *
A perfect novel for computer games-obsessed boys. * Sunday Telegraph *
Laugh-out-loud funny and often touching. * Queens Park Books *
Amazing, fantastic... great to read. * Skye Turnbull- 9 year old reviewer *
Hilarious. * Chicklish *
This is hilarious, and is set to have us inferior puny humans laughing out loud... It really is a work of 'evil genius'. * LiteraryLoves.com *
Perfect deadpan humor... wickedly funny, brilliantly told stuff, and you'll never have more fun cheering for evil. * BoingBoing.net *
Comic fantasy which won this year's Roald Dahl Funny Prize. * Sunday Express *
There are lashings of fantasy and adventure but what makes Dark Lord tick is the humour. * * * * * Daily Telegraph *
A funny, whacky, page-turning tale. * Good Book Guide *
Laugh out loud funny and entertaining, with a surprisingly endearing central character: great fun. * East Anglian Daily Times *
Jamie Thomson is a British writer, editor and game developer. He is the author of numerous 'choose-your-own-adventure' gamebooks, and he also co-wrote three books for the Fighting Fantasy series.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781408315118 |
| ISBN 10 | 1408315114 |
| Title | Dark Lord: The Teenage Years |
| Author | Jamie Thomson |
| Series | Dark Lord |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Year published | 2017-02-09 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Winner of Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2012 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |