Count Karlstein - The Novel

Author: Pullman, Philip

Brand: Penguin Random House

Binding: paperback

Format: Picture Book

Number Of Pages: 272

Release Date: 01-11-2007

model number: 9780552557306

Part Number: 9780552557306

Details: Product Description


Count Karlstein, or The Ride of the Demon Huntsman, was Philip Pullman's first novel for children, published by Chatto and Windus in 1982. It is a wonderful gothic melodrama which he first wrote as a play for school-children when he was an English teacher. No one in the village of Karlstein dares to leave their home 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, and her fearless brother, Peter. Can they save the girls from their dreadful fate? Only one thing is certain - the Demon Huntsman will not return to his dark wood unsatisfied!


Review


It's whirlwind plotting, manipulated into a pulsing tale of darkened hearts, treachery and at long last, redemption ―
Kirkus

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

Dashing, sparkling, and wildly over the top ―
Publishers Weekly

Any youngster who likes ghostly tales of the macabre accompanied with much humour will get a lot of fun from this unusual book ―
Junior Bookshelf

Ingeniously-designed comic-cum-novel, a gothic pastiche that can be read as simple fun or as a literary lesson ―
Guardian


About the Author


Philip Pullman is one of the most highly respected children's authors writing today. Winner of many prestigious awards, including the Carnegie of Carnegies and the Whitbread Award, Pullman’s epic fantasy trilogy
His Dark Materials has been acclaimed as a modern classic. It has sold 17.5 million copies worldwide and been translated into 40 languages. In 2005 he was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. He lives in Oxford.

EAN: 9780552557306

Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English