The Demon's Watch by Conrad Mason
Don't tell me you've never heard of us?' Half-goblin boy Joseph Grubb lives in Fayt, a bustling trading port where elves, trolls, fairies and humans live side by side. Fed up of working at the Legless Mermaid tavern, Grubb dreams of escape - until a whirlwind encounter with a smuggler plunges him into Fayt's criminal underworld.
Amid the swashbuckling and shoot-outs, the ethos and humour recall the straighter-faced Discworld books * SFX *
Mason's writing is lively and engaging, and his message of tolerance is a potent one -- Philip Womack * Literary Review *
A hugely entertaining and comic fantasy story that will have young readers enchantedConrad Mason has filled his story with characters to rival those in any of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels * Book Zone For Boys *
Sparkling and energetic, it's full of wit and comic timing, with piratical idioms galore . . . I think this rip-roaring fantasy adventure is going to win a loyal - and thoroughly deserved - following * The Bookbag *
Brilliantly drawn, with wonderfully descriptive passages, and excitement and tension aplenty, this story cleverly intermingles the worlds of humans and mythical beings, so that its hardly seems like a fantasy novel at times -- Steve Pird * The School Librarian *
Mason's writing is lively and engaging, and his message of tolerance is a potent one -- Philip Womack * Literary Review *
A hugely entertaining and comic fantasy story that will have young readers enchantedConrad Mason has filled his story with characters to rival those in any of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels * Book Zone For Boys *
Sparkling and energetic, it's full of wit and comic timing, with piratical idioms galore . . . I think this rip-roaring fantasy adventure is going to win a loyal - and thoroughly deserved - following * The Bookbag *
Brilliantly drawn, with wonderfully descriptive passages, and excitement and tension aplenty, this story cleverly intermingles the worlds of humans and mythical beings, so that its hardly seems like a fantasy novel at times -- Steve Pird * The School Librarian *
Conrad Mason was born in 1984. He studied Classics at Cambridge University, and now works in London as an Editor of children's fiction.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780552572040 |
| ISBN 10 | 0552572047 |
| Title | The Demon's Watch |
| Author | Conrad Mason |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2014-02-13 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Leeds Book Award 2013 (UK), Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 2013 (UK) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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