Count Karlstein, or the Ride of the Demon Huntsman - Tapa blanda

Pullman, Philip

 
9780552548854: Count Karlstein, or the Ride of the Demon Huntsman
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ISBN 10: 0552548855 ISBN 13: 9780552548854
Editorial: Corgi Childrens, 2003

Sinopsis

No one in the village of Karlstein dares to leave their homes on All Souls' Eve - the night Zamiel the Demon Huntsman comes to claim his prey. But the evil Count Karlstein has struck a terrible bargain with Zamiel, and so the lives of his two young nieces, Lucy and Charlotte, are in danger. Their only hope lies with Hildi, a castle maidservant, and her fearless brother Peter. Can they save the girls from their dreadful fate? Only one thing is certain - the Demon Huntsman will not return to his dark wood unsatisfied! A deliciously terrifying and wickedly funny Gothic tale, Count Karlstein is the first-ever children's book by Philip Pullman, winner of the Whitbread Award, the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Fiction Award and two Smarties Awards. Originally published in 1982, this new edition of Count Karlstein is a treat no Pullman fan should miss.

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Acerca del autor

Philip Pullman is one of the most highly acclaimed children's authors of the decade. He has been on the shortlist of just about every major children's book award in the last few years, and has won the Smarties Prize (Gold Award, 9-11 age category) for THE FIREWORK-MAKER'S DAUGHTER and the prestigious Carnegie Medal for NORTHERN LIGHTS. He was the first children's author ever to win the Whitbread Prize for his novel THE AMBER SPYGLASS.

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No one in the village of Karlstein dares to leave their homes on All Souls Eve the night Zamiel the Demon Huntsman comes to claim his prey. But the evil Count Karlstein has struck a terrible bargain with Zamiel, and so the lives of his two young nieces, Lucy and Charlotte, are in danger. Their only hope lies with Hildi, a castle maidservant, and her fearless brother Peter. Can they save the girls from their dreadful fate? Only one thing is certain the Demon Huntsman will not return to his dark wood unsatisfied! A deliciously terrifying and wickedly funny Gothic tale, Count Karlstein is the first-ever children s book by Philip Pullman, winner of the Whitbread Award, the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Fiction Award and two Smarties Awards. Originally published in 1982, this new edition of Count Karlstein is a treat no Pullman fan should miss.

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Editorial
Corgi Childrens
Año de publicación
2003
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0552548855
ISBN 13 
9780552548854
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
256
Contacto del fabricante
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Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9780385605113: Count Karlstein - The Novel

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0385605110 ISBN 13:  9780385605113
Editorial: Doubleday Children's Books, 2002
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