- Vikings, Adventure and adventurers, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
Blood feuds, epic battles and a undersized hero come together in this brilliant new fantasy adventure from the author of the bestselling Bartimaeus trilogyListen then, and I'll tell you again of the Battle of the Rock.
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Unpretentious, classical in form, resolved and plot-driven.
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- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
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- Author
- Jonathan Stroud
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 402
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books, Editori associati, Doubleday
- Editions
- 12
- Language
- Polish, English, French, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9780552557948
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Jonathan Anthony Stroud (born 27 October 1970) is a British writer of fantasy fiction, best known for the Bartimaeus young adult sequence and Lockwood & Co. children's series. His books are typically set in an alternative history London with fantasy elements, and have received note for his satire, and use of magic to reflect themes of class struggle. The Bartimaeus sequence is the recipient of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire and Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards. Stroud's works have also been featured on ALA Notable lists of books for children and young adults.
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