Free Lance and the Lake of Skulls
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Free Lance and the Lake of Skulls by Paul Stewart
The first in a trilogy of hilarious fantastical adventures about a mercenary knight from thebestselling duo behind The Edge Chronicles, Paul Stewart and current UK Childrens LaurateChris Riddell."Thrilling, gruesome and comic all at once, the authors drawing scenes and characters brilliantly in very few words" – LoveReading4Kids
"You tend to feel sorry for Free Lance's journey through hell and back, though there's a fair bit of laughing to do first" – Fantasy Book Review, Blog
"The dream team of Stewart and Riddell are on fantastic form for this outingThe language is simple … yet loses none of Stewart’s trademark fantasy wit and grandeur" – BookTrust
"Owes a lot to Beowulf and more to pulp fiction: close scrapes with monsters and villains, wisecracks, double and triple crossings and plenty of Tarantinoid violence" – Books for Keeps
"Very well told … an easy pleasure" – The Bookbag
Paul Stewart is the bestselling and multi-award-winning author of over 70 books for children and adults. Paul has written everything from travel and football stories to horror and fantasy, and his long list of titles includes the 3 million copy phenomenon The Edge Chronicles. Paul travelled for many years and taught English in Germany and Sri Lanka before returning to the UK to become a full-time writer. He now lives with his family in Brighton.
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Chris Riddell is an award-winning artist, illustrator, and occasional writer of children’s books. His own fiction, namely the Ottoline and Goth Girl series, were a great success, with Chris winning three Nestlé Smarties Book prizes. Chris was appointed the UK Children’s Laureate in 2015, a role which he used to promote the joy of drawing, doodling and telling stories. Chris has also collaborated with a many prominent authors including Paul Stewart on the best-selling fantasy series, The Edge Chronicles; and former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen on A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young. Chris lives in Brighton and works as a political cartoonist for The Observer.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781781127148 |
| ISBN 10 | 178112714X |
| Title | Free Lance and the Lake of Skulls |
| Author | Paul Stewart |
| Series | Free Lance |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2017-06-08 |
| Number of pages | 120 |
| Prizes | Nominated for Coventry Inspiration Book Awards Rapid Reads Category 2018 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |