Kobal: Book 1 (Mysteries of the Septagram)

Used
Paperback
2008
$3.96

Eleven-year-old Jade is from a normal suburban background but longs to be different - and is terrified when she finds that she is. Her world is thrown into chaos when she discovers she is one of seven gifted children who are the result of a secret government experiment intended to find a cure for inherited diseases; an experiment that was hijacked by the sinister Dr Kobal for his own purposes. But are those purposes science or sorcery? Kidnapped and transported suddenly from normality to a world of angels and demons, robotic beasts and hunters and hunted, Jade is plunged into a deadly battle to save the seven children's souls ...

Synopsis

Eleven-year-old Jade is from a normal suburban background but longs to be different - and is terrified when she finds that she is. Her world is thrown into chaos when she discovers she is one of seven gifted children who are the result of a secret government experiment intended to find a cure for inherited diseases; an experiment that was hijacked by the sinister Dr Kobal for his own purposes. But are those purposes science or sorcery? Kidnapped and transported suddenly from normality to a world of angels and demons, robotic beasts and hunters and hunted, Jade is plunged into a deadly battle to save the seven children's souls ...

$3.96

Save:$4.93 (55%)

Quantity

1 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 03 Jul 2008
ISBN 10: 0340930756
ISBN 13: 9780340930755
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: The first volume in an outstanding trilogy.

Media Reviews

As a storyteller Bryers is superb Time Out Bryers imagines a world where superstition and science intertwine until finally, in the chilling climax, they merge Publishers Weekly Bryers may well be the best of his type now operating -- Nick Hornby Sunday Times 'Part His Dark Materials with echoes of some of Harry Potter's darker moments, Paul Bryers takes the reader on a page turning ride that is as enthralling as it is fantastic.' The Book Bag Bryers treats what looks like over-familiar territory with freshness, wit and a lively appreciation of a city's dark history The Guardian 'A gripping, fascinating tale told by a master of his art, the prose flows easily and naturally, punctuated with flashes of dark humour, and always retaining an earthy reality, no matter how fantastic the scene.' Teach Primary 'a fabulous book' Lancashire Book of the Year 2009 nomination Praise for Paul Bryers: 'As a storyteller Bryers is superb' Time Out 'Bryers imagines a world where superstition and science intertwine until finally, in the chilling climax, they merge' Publishers Weekly 'Bryers may well be the best of his type now operating' Nick Hornby, Sunday Times 'Bryers treats what looks like over-familiar territory with freshness, wit and a lively appreciation of a city's dark history' The Guardian

Author Bio

Paul Bryers is a highly acclaimed adult novel writer (The Used Woman's Book Club, The Prayer of the Bone) and a film, radio and theatre director and writer with substantial credits. These are his first children's novels.