Clockwork
Clockwork
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Wind up these characters, fit them into a story on a cold winter's evening, with the snow swirling down, and suddenly life and the story begin to merge in a peculiarly macabre - and unstoppable - way. Almost like clockwork ...
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Clockwork by Philip Pullman
Tick, tock, tick, tock! Some stories are like that. Once you've wend them up, nothing will stop them ... A tormented apprentice clock-maker, a deadly mechanical knight in armour - and the sinister Dr Kalmenius, who some say is the devil ... Wind up these characters, fit them into a story on a cold winter's evening, with the snow swirling down, and suddenly life and the story begin to merge in a peculiarly macabre - and unstoppable - way. Almost like clockwork ...
A thrilling masterwork on stories that become real -- Amanda Craig * The Times *
It has the feel of a classic fairy taleIt's the most elegantly constructed, chilling story that makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck * Jacqueline Wilson *
Deeply satisfying and deserves to become a classic * TES *
Exciting, scary, romantic and deliciously readable * Guardian *
It is Pullman's talent for creating an atmospheric mood and tugging at your emotions to add pace and suspense that really keeps you entranced * Junior *
It has the feel of a classic fairy taleIt's the most elegantly constructed, chilling story that makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck * Jacqueline Wilson *
Deeply satisfying and deserves to become a classic * TES *
Exciting, scary, romantic and deliciously readable * Guardian *
It is Pullman's talent for creating an atmospheric mood and tugging at your emotions to add pace and suspense that really keeps you entranced * Junior *
Philip Pullman is one of the most highly acclaimed children's authors of the decade. He has been on the shortlist of just about every major children's book award in the last few years, and has won the Smarties Prize (Gold Award, 9-11 age category) for THE FIREWORK-MAKER'S DAUGHTER and the prestigious Carnegie Medal for NORTHERN LIGHTS. He was the first children's author ever to win the Whitbread Prize for his novel THE AMBER SPYGLASS. A film of NORTHERN LIGHTS (THE GOLDEN COMPASS) was made in 2008 by New Line Cinema. He lives in Oxford.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780440866381 |
| ISBN 10 | 0440866383 |
| Title | Clockwork |
| Author | Philip Pullman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2004-11-04 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Prizes | Winner of Smarties Book Prize Silver Award 1997, Short-listed for LA Carnegie Medal 1997, Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 1997, Short-listed for Smarties Book Prize 9-11 Category 1997 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |