Deathscent
Intrigues of the Reflected Realm
Published on 29. March 2012
512 pages
978-0-00-745047-3 (ISBN)
Description
The first enstalment of an exciting NEW series from the author of The Wyrd Museum Trilogy and The Deptford Mice.
Robin Jarvis's latest creation is a world set in an alternate past - in a genre that can only be described as Scyence Fyctione! This strangely familiar Britain consists of ninety-three individual 'blessed isles' floating in the deep darkness and the story begins in December in the Gloriana Kalendar, when Elizabeth Tudor has reigned for one hundred and seventy-eight years.
Into this world - a place with no animals and little technology - comes a stranger, Brindle. No one knows where he's from, or how he's arrived. But he brings strange implements and practices, and he's about to change things forever...
Robin Jarvis's latest creation is a world set in an alternate past - in a genre that can only be described as Scyence Fyctione! This strangely familiar Britain consists of ninety-three individual 'blessed isles' floating in the deep darkness and the story begins in December in the Gloriana Kalendar, when Elizabeth Tudor has reigned for one hundred and seventy-eight years.
Into this world - a place with no animals and little technology - comes a stranger, Brindle. No one knows where he's from, or how he's arrived. But he brings strange implements and practices, and he's about to change things forever...
Reviews / Votes
DeathscentThis is an inventive and original novel. On every level - language, character and plot - the reader is provided with a sustained recreation of a mysterious and intriguing world.
School Librarian
About The Raven's Knot: This book is mind-blowing, shocking and pretty darn good! Firstly I would just like to say that I love Robin Jarvis anyway, he is great... it was full of suspense and surprises. Jarvo rocks, may he write books for ever!
Reader from Chester, Amazon.co.uk
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Young adult
Interest Age: From 12 to 14 years
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
26,97 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-00-745047-3 (9780007450473)
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Robin Jarvis was born in Liverpool and grew up in Warrington. After a degree course in graphic design he worked in television making model monsters and puppets. In due course he created characters of his own which inspired him to start writing about them. He swiftly acquired a reputation as one of today's most popular storytellers with his bestselling Deptford Mice series.
