Tales of Terror from the Black Ship

Tales of Terror from the Black Ship

by Chris Priestley (Author)

Synopsis

At the Old Inn, which clings precariously to a cliff top above a storm-lashed ocean, two sick children are left alone while their father fetches the doctor. Then a visitor comes begging for shelter, and so begins a long night of storytelling, in which young Ethan and Cathy, who have an unnatural appetite for stories of a macabre persuasion, sit out the last throes of the storm in the company of a sailor with more than enough grisly tales to satisfy them. But something about this sailor puts Ethan on edge, and he becomes increasingly agitated for his father's return. Only when the storm blows itself out can Ethan relax - but not for long, for the new dawn opens the children's eyes to a truth more shocking, more distressing than anything they heard the night before.

$3.55

Save:$5.31 (60%)

Quantity

2 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 07 Mar 2011

ISBN 10: 1408802759
ISBN 13: 9781408802755
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: Not for the faint-hearted, Tales of Terror from the Black Ship is a novel packed with chills, thrills, nail-biting suspense and heart-stopping revelations. With a brand new story and an exciting commercial jacket treatment

Media Reviews
`The note of tension and suspense throughout the stories is brilliantly maintained and their ability to deliver one unexpected twist after another will delight even the most prescient of readers' * Books for Keeps *
`Tales of Terror from the Black Ship is Chris Priestley's second collection of macabre tales and once again he demonstrates that he is the master of the form . . . These grisly, gothic tales deserve to be read aloud and are perfect for Halloween' * The Scotsman *
`Priestley is adept at creating a suitably creepy atmosphere, and his lightness of touch as a writer keeps the pages turning long into the night' * The List *
Author Bio
Chris Priestley is the author of the spine-tingling Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror. His other books include New World, The White Rider, Redwulf's Curse and Death and the Arrow. Chris is also an illustrator, painter and cartoonist. He lives in Cambridge. David Roberts is an award-winning illustrator who has worked with a great many brilliant authors including Philip Ardagh and Georgia Byng. He is the creator of the Dirty Bertie series.