The Spell to Save the Golden Snake (Ark of the People Trilogy)

The Spell to Save the Golden Snake (Ark of the People Trilogy)

by WJCorbett (Author)

Synopsis

Continuing the enchanting tale of a clan of miniature creatures called the People and their epic search for a peaceful home ...The Willow Clan are living in harmony with their neighbours, the Guardian Clan who tend to the Great Golden Snake. All too soon, however, their hard-won peace is shattered. Others from afar have heard of a snake made of gold. Hell-bent on plunder, marauding warriors are heading towards the valley. Again the youngsters of the Willow Clan take up the challenge. As they prepare to defend the valley once more, they turn to the wizard Berrybottom and his famous magic spells. But the task will demand more than courage ...The sequence that began with 'The Ark of the People' and 'The Quest For The End Of The Tail'.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 16 May 2002

ISBN 10: 0340850647
ISBN 13: 9780340850640
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: The final story in the 'Ark of the People' trilogy; peaceful life is shattered when warriors come to seize the great golden snake and the People call on the wizard Berrybottom for help.

Media Reviews
THE ARK OF THE PEOPLE: 'a cross between Watership Down and Battlestar Galactica' THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THE BATTLE OF CHINNBROOK WOOD: 'remarkable for its wealth of characters and subplot ... an inspiring and often funny tale.' CAROUSEL
Author Bio
W.J. Corbett joined the Merchant Navy as a galley-boy when he was sixteen and saw the world. He has also worked as a factory hand, furniture remover, building site labourer and dishwasher. His first book, 'The Song of Pentecost', described by Roald Dahl as 'an astonishing achievement', won the prestigious Whitbread Award. He has since been described as a 'born writer' by Auberon Waugh.