The Mob: The Crow Chronicles (Crow Chronicles Trilogy)

The Mob: The Crow Chronicles (Crow Chronicles Trilogy)

by Clem Martini (Author)

Synopsis

It's springtime - hundreds of Crows set out on their yearly migration and converge at the Gathering Tree. This sacred Gathering is an opportunity for the six crow Clans of the Family Kinaar to assemble, to make decisions and to celebrate being together. But when young blood is lost, sacred laws are tested as an illegal Mob seeks revenge, and a schism threatens the unity of the flock. The Family's situation is made yet more precarious when a severe blizzard hits and the Crows are faced with the dilemma of where to find shelter. Breaking age-old decrees and working together may offer their only chance of survival Here is a startling view of the world from a bird's-eye perspective, complete with its own set of beliefs, mythologies and politics. But it's a world familiar to us too - where the needs of the individual often clash with those of the group, and where the desire to be free must be tempered with the need to be safe, to survive.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 02 Jan 2006

ISBN 10: 0747575789
ISBN 13: 9780747575788
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: High profile trade campaign Extracts and features in children's book magazines National review coverage Postcards available Stunning poster available from January (ISBN 0747583374)

Media Reviews
'Martini writes spare but muscular prose which vividly conjures landscape, character and situation. He knows how to build narrative and create suspense and maintain reader interest until the very last sentence. The Mob is a powerful and engrossing narrative and already there is every intimation that the future volumes may be even more enthralling. An impressive debut' Daily Express
Author Bio
Clem Martini is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter who has written for both adults and young people. A professor of drama at the University of Calgary, he is a three-time winner of the Alberta Writer's Guild Drama Prize and was a Govenor General's Award nominee. The Mob is his first novel. Clem was born in Calgary, Alberta, and lives there with his wife and two daughters.