The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray (Silver Smarties Winner)

Chris Wooding

ISBN 10: 0439998964 / ISBN 13: 9780439998963

Published by Scholastic 2001 First Edition First Printing, 2001

About this Item

Scholastic 2001 First Edition First Printing Lower front edge and corner bruised else Fine Uncorrected Proof Signed by the Author & With Publisher's advertising sheet ''Inspired by Gormenghast and H. P. Lovecraft. a Gothic adventure set in Victorian London, all gas-lit and creepy, where wych-hunters roam the streets at night, seeking out the dreadful creatures who terrorise the capital's citizens. Thaniel Fox is only an apprentice. with an uncanny nose for anything from the dark side. '' Silver Smarties Winner.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray (Silver Smarties Winner)
• Publisher: Scholastic 2001 First Edition First Printing
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0439998964
• ISBN 13: 9780439998963
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis

Thaniel, just 17, is a wych-hunter. Together, he and Cathaline track down the fearful creatures that lurk in the Old Quarter of London. It is on one of these hunts that he first meets Alaizabel Cray.

About the Author

Chris Wooding began writing at the age of 16, and his first novel Crashing was published when he was 19. Since that time, he's written dozens of novels in several genres, notably the award-winning The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray; Poison; Storm Thief; the Malice series; and the graphic novel, Pandemonium.