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The book of dead days

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The days between 27 December and New Year's Eve are dead days - days when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our everyday lives.

There is a man, Valerian, whose time is running out, who must pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many years ago. His servant is Boy, a child with no name and no past; a child he treats with contempt, but who serves his master well and finds solace in the company of his only friend, Willow. Unknown to any of them it is Boy who holds the key to their destiny.

Set in dark threatening cities and the frozen countryside in a distant time and place of the author's making, 'The Book of Dead Days' conjures a spell-binding story of sorcery and desperate magic as Valerian, Boy and Willow battle to stop time and cling to life. Beautifully evoked, dramatic and emotionally powerful, this is a real page turner.

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Orion Children's Books
1842552678 / 9781842552674
Paperback / softback
823.92
07/10/2010
United Kingdom
English
vii, 264 p.
20 cm
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Quiz No: 206726, Points 9.00, Book Level 4.70,
Middle Years - Key Stage 2 Learn More
Reprint. Originally published: London: Orion Children's, 2003.
'THE BOOK OF DEAD DAYS' was longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. Almost 7000 copies sold in hardback. THE DARK HORSE, Marcus Sedgwick's third novel, was shortlisted for Guardian Children's Book Award 2002, the Carnegie Medal and also the Blue Peter Book Award. FLOODLAND, his first novel, won the Branford Boase Award in 2001, acknowledging Marcus Sedgwick as 'an exceptional new talent'. Works in publishing and is known to many booksellers. 'Award-winning writer Marcus Sedgwick is an innovative and evocative voice in childrens fiction. If you haven't already, get hold of his lat
'THE BOOK OF DEAD DAYS' was longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. Almost 7000 copies sold in hardback. THE DARK HORSE, Marcus Sedgwick's third novel, was shortlisted for Guardian Children's Book Award 2002, the Carnegie Medal and also the Blue Peter Book Award. FLOODLAND, his first novel, won the Branford Boase Award in 2001, acknowledging Marcus Sedgwick as 'an exceptional new talent'. Works in publishing and is known to many booksellers. 'Award-winning writer Marcus Sedgwick is an innovative and evocative voice in childrens fiction. If you haven't already, get hold of his lat 5AK Interest age: from c 9 years, YFH Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)