Lucy and Charlotte are in the clutches of the Demon Huntsman and their wicked uncle, Count Karlstein. It is up to Hildi, their maid to save them. Told in text and cartoon strip form.
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"Using multiple narrators and expertly concocted cliffhangers, Pullman crafts a thrilling page-turner. This gothic farce
features young orphans, evil schemers, a gloomy Swiss castle, a long-lost heir, stalwart lads, capable women, a con man on the lam,
hilariously bumbling police officers, and Zamiel: the Prince of the Mountains, the Demon Huntsman. . . . It's whirlwind plotting, manipulated into a pulsing tale of darkened hearts, treachery, and at long last, redemption."--Kirkus Reviews
"In this deliciously gothic thriller there are enough demon huntsmen, evil guardians, and brooding castles to please even the most desensitized reader."--School Library Journal, Starred
"A welcome diversion . . . [that is] dashing, sparkling, and wildly over the top."--Publishers Weekly, Starred
From the Trade Paperback edition.
No one in the village of Karlstein dares to leave their homes on All Souls' Eve - the night Zamiel the Demon Huntsman comes to claim his prey.
But the evil Count Karlstein has struck a terrible bargin with Zamiel, and so the lives of his young nieces, Lucy and Charlotte, are in danger. Their only hope lies with Hildi, a castle maidservant. One thing is certain - the Demon Huntsman will not return to his dark wood unsatisfied!
A deliciously terrifying and wickedly funny Gothic tale, COUNT KARLSTEIN is the first-ever children's novel by the award-winning Philip Pullman. Originally published in 1982, this new edition of COUNT KARLSTEIN is a treat no Pullman fan should miss.
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EUR 24,61 expédition depuis Australie vers France
Destinations, frais et délaisVendeur : Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australie
Hard Cover. Etat : VG-. Etat de la jaquette : F-. First Edition. VG-/F-. 8vo. original black boards gilt (ex-library with a few rsms, label etc. to outer leaves, mostly front endpapers, four tape marks to boards, lower section of FFE has been excised leaving scoring in following two leaves, else internally clean & unmarked) in dustwrapper (spine a trifle sunned, marked); pp. [vi (last blank)], 166. A good copy of the author's uncommon first childrens novel in a well preserved dustwrapper. N° de réf. du vendeur 014527
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