1700, ISBN: 0754078922

Taschenbuch, [EAN: 9780754078920], Großdruck, Galaxy, Galaxy, Book, [PU: Galaxy], Galaxy, An apocalyptic battle between good and evil is vigorously, violently fought in British author G.… Mehr…

Taschenbuch, [EAN: 9780754078920], Großdruck, Galaxy, Galaxy, Book, [PU: Galaxy], Galaxy, An apocalyptic battle between good and evil is vigorously, violently fought in British author G.P. Taylor's suspenseful, action-packed fantasy. The story, set in the 1700s on the Yorkshire coastline, revolves around Vicar Obadiah Demurral, a corrupt-but-inept, dead-conjuring "shadowmancer" who desires to control the universe by overthrowing God, or Riathamus. When two hard-luck near-orphans, (13-year-old Thomas Barrick, a bitter enemy of Demurral, and his troubled friend Kate Coglund) band together with a young African stranger named Raphah, they spend the rest of the book trying to stop the wicked Vicar as if their very souls are at stake...they are. Along the way, the three youths meet an enormous cast of friends and foes, some agents of Riathamus, others of Satan (Pyratheon), and some godless (but not for long) smugglers like Jacob Crane. Readers who love fanciful storybook characters will find mermaidlike Seloth, smelly hobs, leg-dragging servants, goodhearted whores, and benevolent boggles. Age-old superstitions abound, though old magic and witchcraft are clearly denounced here as the work of the devil. Indeed, the author, an English vicar himself, tells a very Christian story and his often deliciously dramatic adventure lapses into stiffly presented glowing-halo Touched by an Angel moments(readers will be lured into the Enchanted Forest, but tricked into Sunday school). Nonetheless, Shadowmancer, the first of a series, is a pageturner bursting with magic and myth, and will appeal to fantasy lovers who don't mind the Bible mixed in with their boggles. (Ages 11 and older) --Karin Snelson, 52548011, Formats, 52554011, Paperbacks, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher, 62283011, Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magie, 62280011, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Krimis & Horror, 62238011, Romane & Erzählungen, 61180011, Kinderbücher, 54071011, Genres, 52044011, Fremdsprachige Bücher<

ISBN: 0754078922

[SR: 7051508], Paperback, [EAN: 9780754078920], Large Print, Galaxy, Galaxy, Book, [PU: Galaxy], Galaxy, Written to include such elements as magic, witchcraft, superstition, sorcery, hist… Mehr…

[SR: 7051508], Paperback, [EAN: 9780754078920], Large Print, Galaxy, Galaxy, Book, [PU: Galaxy], Galaxy, Written to include such elements as magic, witchcraft, superstition, sorcery, history, folklore and smuggling, Shadowmancer has become a book that simply cannot be ignored. Despite such fierce competition as JK Rowling's mighty bestseller Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Reverend Graham Taylor's debut children's novel has nevertheless garnered impressive media coverage. At the heart of his story lies the classic battle between good and evil. On one side Taylor has painted one of the most despicable men possible--Obadiah Demurral, an 18th century vicar who preaches restraint and tolerance to his flock of god-fearing but misguided souls while all the time hiding the fact that he is a shadowmancer--a sorcerer who speaks to the dead--who commands these unfortunates to do his own bidding. For Demurral is intent on seeking to control the ultimate power in the universe. He doesn't want to worship God anymore, he wants to be God. And in the finest traditions of such stories, he will stop at nothing to achieve his dastardly goal. Lined up against him, however, are some equally inventive good guys. Thomas Barrick, at 13, is the spunky almost-orphan who can intuitively see straight through Demurral's pious act and knows him to be evil to the core. Helping him is feisty tomboy Kate Coglan, Raphah--a mysterious African who has journeyed far to reclaim the precious symbols that Demurral is using for evil purpose, and Jacob Crane, a smuggler with a big grudge against the demented vicar. The plot might wobble a little in places and the simmering religious overtones might get up a few people's noses, but Taylor's colourful cast is undoubtedly a triumph. The characters are larger than life, engaging, plentiful--and you'll care what happens to them. (For ages 10 and over) --John McLay, 291761, Science Fiction & Fantasy, 291747, Fiction, 69, Children's Books, 1025612, Subjects, 266239, Books<

2004, ISBN: 0754078922

Paperback, [PD: 02/02/2004], [PU: Chivers Press Ltd], Seiten: 0, [ED: Large type edition]