The Midnight Hour - Couverture souple

Read, Benjamin; Trinder, Laura

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1911490907 ISBN 13 : 9781911490906

Editeur : Chicken House Ltd, 2019

Synopsis

The first spellbinding adventure in Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder's magical Midnight Hour series!

'A fantastic magical adventure featuring a cast of Ghibli-esque characters, a feisty heroine and a hedgehog. I loved it.' M.G. LEONARD, author of BEETLE BOY

'Fans of Nevermoor will love this' THE BOOKSELLER

'I haven't enjoyed this kind of caper so much since Harry Potter' NEW STATESMAN

'Pure delight' THE GUARDIAN

Emily's parents have vanished into the secret world of the Midnight Hour – a Victorian London frozen in time – home to magic and monsters.

Emily must find them in the city of the Night Folk, armed only with a packed lunch, a stowaway hedgehog and her infamously big mouth.

With bloodthirsty creatures on her tail, Emily has to discover the truth to rescue her parents. What family secret connects her to the Midnight Hour? And can she save both worlds before she runs out of sandwiches?

• The critically-acclaimed first book in the much-loved Midnight Hour series
  
• A hilarious, spooky adventure full of genuine scares and belly laughs!
• Coraline meets A Wrinkle in Time: all the makings of a modern classic
• Continue the adventure with books 2 and 3, The Midnight Howl and The Midnight Hunt

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'A fantastic magical adventure featuring a cast of Ghibli-esque characters, a feisty heroine and a hedgehog. I loved it.' (M.G. Leonard)

'Anarchic humour, rich imagination and poetic writing, interspersed with elegant line drawings, add up to pure delight with a stowaway hedgehog as a bonus.' (The Guardian)

Fans of Nevermoor will love this quirky debut, fizzing with humour, scares and vivid world-building.' (The Bookseller)

'A gripping and genuinely menacing narrative' (The Daily Mail)

'... laugh-out-loud funny ... great fun.' (The Sunday Times)

'... full of amazing ideas and incredible places, incredible drama and true belly laughs!' (The Phoenix Comic) ---

Présentation de l'éditeur

'Fans of Nevermoor will love this quirky debut, fizzingwith humour, scares and vivid world-building.' THE BOOKSELLER

Emily's parents have vanished into the secret world of the Midnight Hour - a Victorian London frozen in time - home to magic and monsters. Emily must find them in the city of the Night Folk, armed only with a packed lunch, a stowaway hedgehog and her infamously big mouth.

With bloodthirsty creatures on her tail, Emily has to discover the truth to rescue her parents. What family secret connects her to the Midnight Hour? And can she save both worlds before she runs out of sandwiches?

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Chicken House Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1911490907
• ISBN 13: 9781911490906
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: WordUnited GmbH; distribution@wordunited.com; ; Theodorstrasse 105; DUSSELDORF; 40472; Allemagne