The Beginning Woods
Published on 19. October 2017
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-1-5107-2290-3 (ISBN)
Description
DESTINED TO BE A CLASSIC: Like a blend of Neil Gaiman's Coraline, Cornelia Funke's Inkheart, William Golding's The Princess Bride, and Robert Beatty's Serafina and the Black Cloak, The Beginning Woods stands out as an utterly original and engrossing fantasy.
GARNERING IMMENSE PRAISE: Blurb from international bestselling author of Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer, and called a Bookseller "One to Watch."
HITS ALL THE MIDDLE GRADE SWEET SPOTS: Exploring themes of family, identity, and the meaning of home, readers will fall madly in love with Max.
A NEW FAIRY TALE: This reads like a new fairy tale weaving together traits of the world we know, and the ones we dream of.
BOOK LOVE!: Celebrates the glory of books and storytelling and reading. Librarians and indie booksellers will lap this up.
GARNERING IMMENSE PRAISE: Blurb from international bestselling author of Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer, and called a Bookseller "One to Watch."
HITS ALL THE MIDDLE GRADE SWEET SPOTS: Exploring themes of family, identity, and the meaning of home, readers will fall madly in love with Max.
A NEW FAIRY TALE: This reads like a new fairy tale weaving together traits of the world we know, and the ones we dream of.
BOOK LOVE!: Celebrates the glory of books and storytelling and reading. Librarians and indie booksellers will lap this up.
Reviews / Votes
"McNeill has created a fabulous universe packed full of wonder and terror. The Beginning Woods has earned its place on a shelf with Gormenghast and The Princess Bride. I loved every word and was envious of quite a few. It opened my eyes wide and quickened my heart. A modern classic: rich, funny and terrifying." -Eoin Colfer, New York Times bestselling author of Artemis Fowl"Highly original and beguiling debut that promises magic, terror and the dark menace of fairytales." -The Bookseller
"Complex, playful, philosophical, with mysterious vanishings and censorship of dreams." -Imogen Russel-Williams, The Guardian
"A dazzling and beguiling tale . . . A mesmerizing new voice, and a book that deserves to vanish off the bookshop shelves." -Herald (Scotland)
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Skyhorse Publishing
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Fifth Grade and over, Interest Age: From 10 years
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-5107-2290-3 (9781510722903)
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Person
Malcolm McNeill was born in England and grew up in Scotland. The Beginning Woods is his first book.