The No1 Ethical retailer for Books, CD’s, DVD’s & Games
30 Day Refund Guarantee

Gods and Warriors

Gods and Warriors

by Michelle Paver (Author)

  • Used

    Hardcover 2012

    $3.25
Synopsis

'If an Outsider wields the blade, the House of Koronos burns...' Hylas is only a boy but he knows three things: The Gods exist. Magic is real. Somebody wants him dead. Hunted and alone, Hylas is desperate to find his missing sister. His quest takes him across the hostile mountains and treacherous seas of Ancient Greece. His only friend is a girl on the run. His only guide is a wild dolphin. And his murderous enemies are closing in... 'Electrifying' - Independent on Sunday 'The reader's attention is caught from the first line...spellbinding' - Telegraph 'Set to become another children's classic' - Books for Keeps Michelle Paver was born in Malawi in 1960 and moved to England when she was three. After gaining a degree in biochemistry from Oxford, she became a partner in a City law firm, but gave that up to write full-time. To research her stories about animals and the distant past, she has travelled in the Arctic, the Mediterranean and Egypt, swum with dolphins and killer whales, and encountered bears, boars and wolves. She is the author of the internationally bestselling Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, the final book of which won the 2010 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.

$3.25

Save:$13.06 (80%)

Quantity

5 in stock

More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 304
 Edition: 1st Edition
 Publisher: Puffin
Published: 28 Aug 2012
ISBN 10: 0141339268
ISBN 13: 9780141339269
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews
Paver is the mistress of suspense -- Amanda Craig * The Times *
Heartstoppingly real * Independent *
The kind of story you dream of reading and all too rarely find * The Times *
A classic children's book . . . superb writing -- Anthony Horowitz
These books are full of magic, adventure and action, and they appeal equally to both sexes -- Charlie Higson
Like other great children's books which also entrance adults, Wolf Brother conjures up an utterly believable, yet original world where the story grips you to the very last page -- Sir Ian McKellen
Author Bio
Michelle Paver was born in Malawi in 1960 and moved to England when she was three. After gaining a degree in biochemistry from Oxford, she became a partner in a City law firm, but gave that up to write full-time. To research her stories about animals and the distant past, she has travelled in the Arctic, the Mediterranean and Egypt, swum with dolphins and killer whales, and encountered bears, boars and wolves. She is the author of the internationally bestselling Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, the final book of which won the 2010 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.