The Stolen Lake - The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase Sequence
The Stolen Lake - The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase Sequence
paperback
Published:
6 January, 2005
Popular Books by Joan Aiken
View All Books by Joan Aiken
Description
Dido Twite, heroine of Black Hearts in Battersea and Nightbirds on Nantucket, is on her wildest adventure yet. On her way back to London aboard the Thrush, Dido and crew are summoned to the aid of the tyrannical queen of New Cumbria. Her island is an infernal place where birds carry off men and fish eat human flesh. The queen is greatly distressed because a neighbouring king has stolen her lake. Dido faces fire, flood, wild beasts and, ultimately, threat of execution in order to get the lake back. Is she equal to the challenge?
A rich mixture of legend, fantasy, humour and pure snowballing adventure.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780099477396 |
| ISBN10 | 0099477394 |
| Number Of Pages | 320 |
| Item Weight | 225 g |
| Product Dimensions | 131 x 198 x 20 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
The Stolen Lake is zanier and more devilishly fiendish than ever * The New York Times *
A natural storyteller with the gift of endless and usually comic invention * Guardian *
Joan Aiken's imagination is inexhaustible * Daily Telegraph *
Joan Aiken is the best contemporary writer of historical fantasy we have -- Susan Hill
GoodReads Reviews
Author's Bio
Joan Aiken was born in Sussex in 1924. She was the daughter of the American poet, Conrad Aiken; her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge, is also a novelist. Before joining the 'family business' herself, Joan had a variety of jobs, including working for the BBC, the United Nations Information Centre and then as features editor for a short story magazine. Her first children's novel, The Kingdom of the Cave, was published in 1960.
Joan Aiken wrote over a hundred books for young readers and adults and is recognized as one of the classic authors of the twentieth century. Amanda Craig, writing in The Times, said, 'She was a consummate story-teller, one that each generation discovers anew.' Her best-known books are those in the James III saga, of which The Wolves of Willoughby Chase was the first title, published in 1962 and awarded the Lewis Carroll prize. Both that and Black Hearts in Battersea have been filmed. Her books are internationally acclaimed and she received the Edgar Allan Poe Award in the United States as well as the Guardian Award for Fiction in this country for The Whispering Mountain.
Joan Aiken was decorated with an MBE for her services to children's books. She died in 2004.