Marcus Sedgwick

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize – Longlist Annouced

Published by Darren on May 23, 2009 | 8 Responses

In a move that is sure to increase the size of many a reader’s wishlist (including mine!) UK national newspaper, The Guardian has announced the longlist for it’s annual Children’s Fiction prize. The announcement of the winner of the £1,500 prize will be announced on 8 October 2009, following the unveiling of the shortlist in September. A panel of judges… Read more →

The Dark Horse by Marcus Sedgwick

Published by Darren on April 29, 2009 | 5 Responses

It was Mouse who found the box. Synopsis A boy destined to lead his clan; a girl raised by wolves; a stranger with a sealed box. These are the elements of this powerful novel, set on a rocky northern coast in a distant time, in a small community who live in dread of the coming of the legendary warrior tribe,… Read more →

The Dark Flight Down by Marcus Sedgwick

Published by Darren on January 20, 2009 | 2 Responses

Midnight at the Imperial Court of Emperor Frederick III. Well I did promise on Monday that I’d spend this year singing Marcus Sedgwick’s praises, and this is the start of that. The Dark Flight Down, is the sequel to The Book of Dead Days, which I read and reviewed at the end of last year. In the days following the… Read more →

The Book of Dead Days by Marcus Sedgwick

Published by Darren on December 27, 2008 | 4 Responses

Darkness. Two hours to midnight. Marcus Sedgwick’s books have been amongst my favourite discoveries of the year, he is such a master at conjuring up a wonderful atmosphere for his stories to take place in. So, it would seem then, leaving it unread on my shelves for a number of months, would be an error on my part. But no,… Read more →

Review: The Foreshadowing by Marcus Sedgwick

Published by Darren on September 28, 2008 | 8 Responses

Gothic novel meets WWI. Another read for the R.I.P III Challenge from my recent book pile discovery and yes, it’s another Marcus Sedgwick. Yet again I am impressed with Sedgwick’s writing, impeccable research that always informs the plot and yet never controls it, the result really does portray the atmosphere, horror and futility of wartime. There’s a review on the… Read more →