Fine, clean, crisp and unread first printing in a fine dust jacket protected in a new, clear Brodart cover. This is the revised edition first published in the US in 1998 with the addition of illustrations by Diana Bryan and the evocative dust jacket art of Kevin Hawkes. Pullman is the multiple award-winning master storyteller of the His Dark Materials Trilogy including The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass ( this last being published after this book.) Count Karlstein is a riveting supernatural thriller in which the author combines elements of both humor and horror to mesmerize the young reader.

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Title: Count Karlstein
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, N. Y.
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0679892559
ISBN 13: 9780679892557
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Diana Bryan
Edition: First Thus.
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: As New

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Can you hear the distant howling of hounds and the thunder of ghostly hooves? It's All Souls' Eve and Zamiel the Demon Huntsman has come to claim his prey! He's headed straight for Castle Karlstein, where the evil count has hatched an evil plan; he'll sacrifice his two young nieces to save himself. Can Lucy and Charlotte outwit their uncle and his oily henchmen to escape their dreadful fate? From the award-winning author of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife comes a spooky, funny thriller just right for those middle-grade readers looking for horror--and humor.

About the Author

Philip Pullman was born in Norwich, England and was brought up in Rhodesia, Australia, London and Wales. Philip graduated from Oxford University in 1973 with a degree in English, and has taught middle school at Westminter College. He is the author of many highly-acclaimed books for young readers, from contemporary fiction to Victorian thrillers, and has written plays and picture books for readers of all ages. Philip's current book, The Golden Compass , has been hailed as "a rich combination of high fantasy, high drama, and intense emotion" by author Lloyd Alexander, and "extraordinary storytelling at it's very best" by the Detroit Free-Press .

Philip currently lives in Oxford with his wife, Judith, and children.

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