Marcus sedgwick was born in 1968 in kent, and has worked as a bookseller and inside childrens publishing, becoming a writer for children in 1994, and wellknown for the dark themes in his young adult fantasy books. Jul 17, 2003 he is the author of several books, including witch hill and the book of dead days, both of which were nominated for the edgar allan poe award. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. Download or stream the book of dead days by marcus sedgwick. This, the paperback edition includes an exclusive, brand new short story called blackbeard. Buy the book of dead days by marcus sedgwick from waterstones today. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The main characters of this mystery, thriller story are joona linna, erik maria bark. The first novel for adults by hugely acclaimed ya writer marcus sedgwick. Shortlisted for the guardian childrens fiction prize and the edgar allan poe award.
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Feb 25, 2011 unfortunatly this is only about five minutes of the story. The book of dead days by marcus sedgwick, paperback barnes. Imagine that a few years from now england is covered by water, and norwich is an island. The quickwitted orphan girl, willow, is with them as they dig in death fields at midnight, and as they are swept into the sprawling blackness of a subterranean city.
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All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Winner of the branford boase award 2001, marcus sedgwick s powerful debut novel about surviving in a sinking world marks the beginning of the authors multiawardwinning career. Valerian and his servant, boy, comb an unnamed, fading european city, following clues and digging up graves, culminating their search in an underground city square. His books have been shortlisted for many awards, including the guardian childrens fiction award, the blue peter book award, the carnegie medal and the edgar allan poe award.
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