Stoneheart Trilogy, Book One, The: Stoneheart (The Stoneheart Trilogy, 1) - Softcover

Fletcher, Charlie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1423101766 ISBN 13: 9781423101765

Publisher: Hyperion Book CH, 2008

Synopsis

A city has many lives and layers.  London has more than most.  Not all the layers are underground, and not all the lives belong to the living. 

Twelve-year-old George Chapman is about to find this out the hard way. When, in a tiny act of rebellion, George breaks the head from a stone dragon outside the Natural History Museum, he awakes an ancient power. This power has been dormant for centuries but the results are instant and terrifying: A stone Pterodactyl unpeels from the wall and starts chasing George.  He runs for his life but it seems that no one can see what he’s running from.  No one, except Edie, who is also trapped in this strange world.

And this is just the beginning as the statues of London awake...

This is a story of statues coming to life; of a struggle between those with souls and those without; of how one boy who has been emotionally abandoned manages to find hope.

About this title

About the Author:

Charlie Fletcher has written for television, film and as a newspaper columnist. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife, two children, and a terrier called Archie. This is his first book for young readers.

From AudioFile:

In the tradition of Neil Gaiman's NEVERWHERE, Charlie Fletcher spins a tale about the unseen half of London. When George stumbles upon this world, he must defend himself against the living statues attacking him and get answers from dubious and shady characters that also inhabit this realm. With sole partner Edie, a magnet for trouble, his chances of surviving the night are slim. It's all compelling, to say the least. Jim Dale pulls listeners in from the beginning and keeps their attention throughout with his dynamic and energetic voice. However, his performance is not entirely flawless; his voices for female characters do not maintain the same consistency he manages with his male characters. L.E. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1423101766
• ISBN 13: 9781423101765
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480