Piers Torday

A breathtaking new fantasy world from the award winning author of The Last Wild In an empire of vampirs and werwolves Tibor and Roza are hunting a treasure more valuable than gold For readers who loved Katherine Rundell s Impossible Creatures or S F Said s Tyger

Kay Harker is heading home for the school holidays. Recently orphaned, he knows this Christmas will be different but nothing could prepare him for the journey that lies ahead. On the train he meets an old magician, Cole Hawlings, who charges Kay with safeguarding a wondrous device that has time-travelling powers. Its an instrument that Coles nemesis, the wicked sorcerer Abner Brown, will stop at nothing to steal for himself. And so when the old man mysteriously disappears, Kay faces the fight of his life. He must protect both the Box of Delights and, with it, the people he loves. The Box of Delights is a magical and festive adventure in which one boy must confront the secrets of the past to defeat the evil in his present. The future of Christmas itself depends upon him. Adapted for the stage for the first time by Piers Today, John Masefields much-loved classic The Box of Delightspremiered at Wiltons Music Hall in December 2017.One of the greatest childrens books ever written.The Times

Unanovelamaravillosagalardonada con elGuardian Childrens Fiction Prize.Ésta es la historia de un niño llamado Kester.Es un niño muy especial, aunque él aún lo ignora.Ahora mismo, lo único que sabe es esto: 1. En su habitacion hay una bandada de palomas alborotadas. 2. Le estan hablando. 3. Su vida nunca volvera a ser como antes...Criticas: Una novela escrita con un estilo muy grafico y trepidante [...]. Muy recomendable.The TimesIngeniosa, llena de risas, lagrimas y suspense.TheSunday TimesMe ha entusiasmado.TheGuardianMas vale que la segunda entrega llegue pronto.TheObserverUn libro maravillosamente extraño y extrañamente maravilloso.Financial Times

From the winner of the Guardian Children s Fiction Prize This is a story about a boy named Kester He is extraordinary but he doesn t know that yet All he knows at this very moment is this 1 There is a flock of excited pigeons in his bedroom 2 They are talking to him 3 His life will never be quite the same again Kester lives in a land in quarantine A deadly virus has killed all the animals except pests and it s expected to be equally dangerous to humans But when Kester realises he can talk to the pests he finds they have great hope invested in him A captivating animal adventure destined to be loved by readers of all ages

Segon volum de la trilogia de L’últim animal salvatge. Una fascinant trilogia d’aventures i fantasia que et farà pensar.Aquesta és la història d’un nen anomenat Kester. Ha rescatat les últimes criatu

Una fascinant novel·la d'aventures i fantasia que et farà pensar...Aquesta és la història d'un nen anomenat Kester. És extraordinari, però ell encara no ho sap. Tot el que sap en aquest moment és que

Unanovelamaravillosagalardonada con elGuardian Children's Fiction Prize.Ésta es la historia de un niño llamado Kester.Es un niño muy especial, aunque él aún lo ignora.Ahora mismo, lo único que sabe es esto:1. En su habitacion hay una bandada de palomas alborotadas.2. Le estan hablando.3. Su vida nunca volvera a ser como antes...Criticas:Una novela escrita con un estilo muy grafico y trepidante [...]. Muy recomendable.The TimesIngeniosa, llena de risas, lagrimas y suspense.TheSunday TimesMe ha entusiasmado.TheGuardianMas vale que la segunda entrega llegue pronto.TheObserverUn libro maravillosamente extraño y extrañamente maravilloso.Financial Times