Stoneheart - Couverture rigide

Fletcher, Charlie

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1423101758 ISBN 13 : 9781423101758

Editeur : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2007

Synopsis

Book by Fletcher Charlie

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Having studied English Literature at university , Charlie began his career in the film business carrying cans of film round Soho and making very bad cups of tea on the principal that he'd then be asked to do something a bit more interesting, a strategy that he recommends to anyone starting out as a tea-boy. He progressed to the BBC where he worked in film editing on everything from Drama to Current Affairs.

He then went to California where he morphed into a screenwriter, having been awarded a Warner Brothers Fellowship in Screenwriting at USC School of Cinema and TV. He's written screenplays for Tri-Star, MGM, Paramount and Warner Bros among others. He continues to write for the movies, and also television. He still thinks that being a film editor is a pretty damn fine way to learn about story-telling in general, and narrative structure and pacing in particular.

Charlie also moved into other types of writing including magazine features, a computer game and as both a national Sunday newspaper columnist and restaurant reviewer. Finally he found the way to combine all those writing strands and produced some rattling-good children's books!

The Stoneheart trilogy has been a massive international hit and Charlie has recently sold the movie rights of Stoneheart to Paramount. He has also been asked to write the screenplay himself, which just shows you should never make plans, since he actually wrote the books to get away from Hollywood for a bit...

In his personal life, Charlie met and married his wife, a fellow Scot, in LA. They have two children, whom Charlie calls his first, most important, and toughest audience. They've all now returned from California and live in Edinburgh with a terrier called Archie.

Revue de presse :

An extremely clever and original book .... The idea alone is so interesting that is would appeal to almost everybody (Emily Morton, aged 14 Scottish Sunday Herald 2006-11-05)

Intelligently and elegantly written, with pace and suspence, varied and convincing dialogue and big themes of loyalty, sacrifice and emotional growth, Stoneheart will make readers see London with new eyes (The Sunday Times 2006-11-05)

After entering its richly original and breathtaking world, the city streets and skyline will never again seem the same (Children's Zone 2007-01-23)

A fantastical, fast-paced adventure (Publishing News 2005-03-18)

The plot is intricate, multi-layered and the world in which the boys are trapped is breathtaking. Charlie Fletcher is a brilliant storyteller and Stone Heart is an epic adventure that's not to be missed (Love Reading 4 Kids)

A really exciting read (Surrey Quarterly Magazine)

Erudition, lively prose and ingenuity combine, making this a not-to-be-missed addition to the fantasy oeuvre that will have readers thumping the air with delight! (Books For Keeps 2007-01-01)

Another highly original fantasy ... the unrelentling thrills never let up and the careful and intelligent integration of realities never interefers with the action (School Librarian 2009-11-01)

Thrilling stuff (The Scotsman 2006-12-02)

Exploding with action on every page. I was gripped from the very first line ... A must-read for fantasy and adventure lovers (Abbie Smith, aged 12 Watford Observer 2008-08-01)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1423101758
• ISBN 13: 9781423101758
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 464