The Last Siege
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Published:5th Feb '04
£10.99
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A powerful book with a dramatic twist, from the bestselling author of the Bartimaeus sequence.
When Emily, Simon and Marcus discover the deserted castle, it seems like an escape from the midwinter snows and their individual loneliness. But their occupation of the ruin quickly takes on a momentum of its own, and soon threatens their friendship, their freedom and their lives.When Emily, Simon and Marcus discover the deserted castle, it seems like an escape from the midwinter snows and their individual loneliness. But their occupation of the ruin quickly takes on a momentum of its own, and soon threatens their friendship, their freedom and their lives.
A gripping novel of real originality . . . The careful setting-up, subtle delineation of character, meticulous observation of the castle itself - in some ways the story's main character - and the gradual increase in the pace and tension of this riveting narrative mark this as a novel of real skill and technique * Carousel *
Packed with suspense and palpable tension . . . This compelling thriller is impossible to put down * The Bookseller *
A brilliant book, evocatively written and full of sinister suspense * BBC Parenting *
ISBN: 9780552551465
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 17mm
Weight: 192g
272 pages