Archer's Goon - Softcover

Jones, Diana Wynne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0064473562 ISBN 13: 9780064473569

Publisher: Greenwillow Books, 2003

Synopsis

"Face the facts!
This town is run by
seven megalomaniac wizards!"

When Howard Sykes comes home to find a giant thug -- the Goon -- in the kitchen, life turns upside down. Archer, one of seven siblings who control everything in their town from electricity to the police, has sent the Goon to collect the two thousand words Howard's father owes him. Suddenly, the Sykes family is caught in the middle of the wizards' battle for power -- and only Howard can save them!

About this title

About the Author:

In a career spanning four decades, award-winning author Diana Wynne Jones (1934‒2011) wrote more than forty books of fantasy for young readers. Characterized by magic, multiple universes, witches and wizards—and a charismatic nine-lived enchanter—her books are filled with unlimited imagination, dazzling plots, and an effervescent sense of humor that earned her legendary status in the world of fantasy.

Review:

Wickedly witty...a very funny, very suspenseful astral tale. (Publishers Weekly)

Unpredictable and spiced with unexpected humor...Archers Goon leaves readers wanting more. (starred review) (School Library Journal)

The writing in Archers Goon is fine and the scenes and characters fresh and well-drawn (Washington Post Book World)

Hilarious fantasy. (Horn Book Magazine)

A highly original fantasy...A most intriguing book. (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books)

A gloriously full-blown fantasy of brilliant dimensions . . . Jones humor and wit are as subtly riotous as ever. (ALA Booklist)

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0064473562
• ISBN 13: 9780064473569
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336