Will Gallows and the Snake-Bellied Troll
Derek Keilty author Jonny Duddle illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Andersen Press Ltd
Published:3rd Feb '11
£6.99
Available to order, but very limited on stock - if we have issues obtaining a copy, we will let you know.
Fantasy meets Wild West in this exciting adventure of elves, snake-bellied trolls and the sky cavalry cowboys!
Will Gallows, a young elfling sky cowboy, rides out on a perilous quest to bring the evil snake-bellied troll bandit, Noose Wormworx, to justice.Will Gallows, a young elfling sky cowboy, rides out on a perilous quest to bring the evil snake-bellied troll bandit, Noose Wormworx, to justice. Noose is wanted for the murder of Will's pa - the former deputy sheriff of Oretown. Will's journey takes him deep into the heart of the West-Rock, to the dark underground city of Deadrock, where he soon uncovers a deadly secret that could spell disaster not only for Oretown, but for the whole of the West-Rock.
"With an epic journey, dramatic setting and a host of terrifying monsters, there's a thrill on every page." * Booktrust, Richard and Judy Book Club *
"Like Eoin Colfer, Derek Landy and Garret Carr, it is full of Irish wit, dystopian vision and musicality, merging three genres (SF, hard-boiled detective story and the Wild West) within a children's novel. Extremely funny and utterly bonkers." * The Times *
"I can't remember a book that so successfully merges two completely different genres so convincingly, and engagingly . . . I can easily recommend it." -- John Lloyd * TheBookbag.co.uk *
"A romping cowboy story with a difference, this is entertaining, action pack adventure set in a richly imagined fantasy world." -- Julia Eccleshare * Lovereading *
"Selected for the Blue Peter Book Club" * Blue Peter Book Club *
- Short-listed for CBI Book of the Year Award 2012
ISBN: 9781849392365
Dimensions: 178mm x 126mm x 18mm
Weight: 210g
256 pages