
The Various
The Touchstone Trilogy
Steve Augarde(Author)
Corgi Childrens (Publisher)
Published on 5. August 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-552-54858-8 (ISBN)
Description
A gritty and captivating story of courage and strength against terrible odds, this is the story of Midge, abandoned with her eccentric uncle during the holidays, and her adventures with the Various, a band of earthily realistic fairies. The existence of the Various, who are strange, wild and sometimes even deadly, has been kept secret since the beginning of time, but when their world begins to clash with that of human beings, their livelihood is threatened with extinction. This is a wonderfully imaginative story of love and loyalty, and is the first in a powerful trilogy.
Reviews / Votes
"A charming story" The Times "An exciting and absorbing novel ... completely believable" Carousel "The story unfolds, with its mixture of fantasy and real life, in a most engaging and enthralling way" Oxford Times "A well paced, absorbing fantasy ... Augarde builds up the complex backstory to a brilliantly-handled climax" -- Saxon Bullock SFXMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
317 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-552-54858-8 (9780552548588)
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Person
Steve Augarde has worked as an illustrator, paper-engineer and semi-pro jazz musician. He has written and illustrated over 70 picture books for younger children, as well as producing the paper-engineering for many pop-up books. He has also provided the artwork and music for two animated BBC television series. Steve is married with two daughters.