Charlie Fletcher creëert boeiende verhalen die zich vaak verdiepen in de complexe wisselwerking tussen kinderlijke verwondering en volwassen realiteiten, en verkent thema's als identiteit, moed en zelfontdekking. Zijn schrijfstijl wordt gekenmerkt door levendige beschrijvingen en een meesterlijk vermogen om lezers onder te dompelen in werelden die zowel fantastisch als opmerkelijk gegrond aanvoelen. Fletcher vermijdt simplistische oplossingen en biedt in plaats daarvan verhalen vol onverwachte wendingen en diepgaande inzichten die resoneren bij verschillende leeftijdsgroepen. Zijn werken worden geprezen om hun fantasierijke reikwijdte en emotionele diepgang.
Alternate cover can be found here. George makes a promise to Edie that anything and anyone trying to get her will have to get past him first. But George is unaware that high on the rooftops an unseen gargoyle is watching them hungrily. The thing on the roof knows that nothing is over, nothing is finished.
The Paradox is a gothic fantasy adventure that will appeal to fans of Neil Gaiman, A Discovery of Witches and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, from the author of The Oversight
The Oversight trilogy comes to a thrilling end in The Remnant. M. R. Carey says 'exciting, exhilarating, scary and moving in equal measure, The Oversight is a teeming world of dark deeds and dark magics, brilliantly realised'
The battle between the statues and the gargoyles in London rages on, and twelve-year-old George Chapman and his friend Edie are caught in the middle. The clock has struck thirteen, and time is frozen. The city’s inhabitants have mysteriously disappeared, and snow piles up in the streets. George is now sure that his destiny is linked to the Walker’s destruction, but first he must deal with the Dark Knight, a formidable foe who stalks George slowly and deliberately, knowing that things must come to their inevitable end, in what must surely be the decisive and final battle.
The second part of the thrilling Dragon Shield trilogy, from the author of Stoneheart.
The final book in the exciting Dragon Shield trilogy, by the author of Stoneheart.
"Once there were hundreds of members of the Oversight, the brave souls who guard the borders between the mundane and the magic. Now there are only five. When a vagabond brings a screaming girl to the Oversight's London headquarters, she could answer their hopes for new recruit, or she could be the instrument of their downfall."--Publisher's description
'Deep in the City something had been woken, so old that people had been walking past it for centuries without giving it a second look...' When George breaks the dragon's head outside the Natural History Museum he awakes an ancient power. This prehistoric beast, sentry-still for centuries, hunts him down with a terrifying wrath. And this is just the beginning... The taints and spits - statues with opposing natures - are warring forces; wreaking deadly havoc on the city landscape. The World War One gunner offers protection of sorts; and the wisdom of the Sphinx is legendary. But George and his companion Edie are trapped in a world of danger. And worse - they are quite alone. The rest of London is oblivious to their plight. This epic adventure exposes forces long-layered in the fabric of London. After entering its richly original and breathtaking world, the city streets and skyline will never again seem the same!
The start of a thrilling, action-packed trilogy from Charlie Fletcher, set in a world where statues come to life and dragons and heroes battle.
Dospívající Griz žije spolu s rodiči a sourozenci na ostrově a za celý život se nesetkal ani s tolika lidmi, aby z nich bylo možné postavit dvě mužstva a zahrát si regulérní fotbalový zápas. Před několika generacemi totiž lidé až na pár výjimek ztratili schopnost mít děti, a tak teď civilizace leží v troskách a na celém světě přežívá jen několik izolovaných skupinek. Všechno se točí kolem získávání obživy a zásob na zimu, jen občas se Griz spolu s otcem a bratrem vydá na „vikinskou výpravu“ do okolí a v polorozpadlých, dávno opuštěných domech hledají potřebné nástroje a součástky i další užitečné věci, které se kdysi vyráběly. Monotónní život na ostrově však jednoho dne naruší příjezd záhadného cizince. Než se rodina vzpamatuje, odváží si jejich návštěvník řadu věcí, které mu nepatří, a spolu s nimi i jednoho z Grizových psů. Griz to tak ovšem nehodlá nechat a pustí se za zlodějem. Protože ačkoli ze světa už mnoho nezbývá, opravdový konec nastane až poté, co ztratíme naději a necháme to, co milujeme, napospas osudu.
