- Brothers and sisters, Brothers and sisters in fiction, Dragons, Dragons in fiction
A powerful novel combines elements of fantasy and mythology with a contemporary settingTwo brothers, Michael and Stephen MacIntyre, together with their sister Sarah and the local vicar Tom Aubrey, uncover a deadly secret buried near their village. But time is short: can they prevent the awakening of an ancient evil before its powers corrupt them for ever?
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and contemporary.
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- earnestironic
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- Author
- Jonathan Stroud
- First published
- 1998
- Pages
- 308
- Publisher
- RHCB, Red Fox, Corgi Books
- Editions
- 11
- Language
- German, English
- ISBN
- 9781407048703
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“The boy was asleep in the hollow on the hilltop when the dragon's thought came up from the ground and enveloped him.”
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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