Billy is a street urchin, pickpocket and petty thief. Mister Creecher is a monstrous giant of a man who terrifies all he meets. Their relationship begins as pure convenience. But a bond swiftly develops between these two misfits as their bloody journey takes them ever northwards on the trail of their target . . . Victor Frankenstein.Friendship, trust and betrayal combine to form a dangerous liaison in this moving and frightening new book from Chris Priestley.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Chris Priestley
EAN: 9781408817094
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 0 g
HEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
DATE PUBLISHED: 2011-10-03
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GENRE: JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Horror, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
WIDTH: 135 cm
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Interest age: from c 12 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
`A brilliant counterpoint to Frankenstein, compellingly written. Chris Priestley goes from strength to strength', `A dark, moving, creepy, funny tale about the making of a famous monster . . . only not the one you think it'll be. Splendid gothic stuff', 'A wonderfully nightmarish journey of the imagination - old-fashioned storytelling at its best', 'The gradual build-up of horror . . . is exquisitely done. My insides were still untangling themselves hours after I had closed the book'
Chris Priestley lives in Cambridge with his wife and son. His novels are brilliantly original additions to a long-loved tradition of horror stories by authors such as M.R. James and Edgar Allan Poe.Chris has been shortlisted for a variety of prestigious children's book awards and will also write one of the World Book Day books in 2011.
