The Seagull Drovers
Steve Cockayne(Author)
Orbit (Publisher)
Published on 5. February 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-84149-157-8 (ISBN)
Description
Nothing is right in the Land. King Matthew is indisposed, the city dominated by the malevolent Fang. Crops are dying and even the seagulls have lost their way. Everywhere, people are searching for answers. Leonardo Pegasus, retired magician, probes the murky depths of the Signal Network, where unseen forces vie for supremacy ...Ashleigh Brown, urban teenager, yearns for the open road, for the gaudy wagon of the Wanderer Liam Blackwood ...Charles Bannister, wealthy businessman, plunders the Outer Isles, hunting the secret riches that lie buried there ...While across the Land, roaming bands of Seagull Drovers seek to guide the lost gulls back to the coast. Perhaps it is they who hold the key to the ills of the land.
Reviews / Votes
'There is no faulting Cockayne's story telling. His style is direct and simple, yet very engaging. He seems as equally comfortable writing pathos and humor as he is at dealing with myths and violence.' SFREVU.COM 'A heady fusion of well-known fantasy troMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Weight
365 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84149-157-8 (9781841491578)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Head of Cameras and Lighting at the BBC for 5 years, Steve Cockayne is now a lecturer in Media and Production studies. He is currently restoring and reviving the family business, a Marionette Theatre, some of the characters from which provided inspiration for the characters in this novel.