All aboard for an unforgettable journey

Sunday Express

Rollicking entertainment.

The Sunday Times

Bursting with influences, particularly Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, but has a crazy, pacy charm all its own.

The Guardian

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A harum-scarum fantasy adventure crammed with quirky action.

The Observer

This wickedly amusing tale of trolls and trains and physics waylaid by fuzzics, reaches out to children with its quality writing and suspenseful rip-roaring inventive adventure, but definitely speaks to adults with nods to disgruntled postal workers and train engineers.

The Independent

All aboard for the first journey in the bestselling Train to Impossible Places Adventures, with magic at every stop.Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, the Branford Boase Award and the IBW Book Awards, with dazzling illustrations from Flavia Sorrentino, join Suzy on this magical adventure, where the journey will never, ever take you where you expect it to.When Suzy hears a strange noise in the middle of the night, she creeps downstairs to find a train roaring through her house. But this is no ordinary train. This is the magical delivery express for The Union of Impossible Places.Whisked onboard by a troll-boy, Suzy's world is turned upside down when she's asked to deliver a cursed package to a fearsome sorceress. And when the mysterious package begs not to be delivered, Suzy discovers the fate of the Impossible Places might just be in her hands..."Great fun!" Philip Reeve, author of Mortal Engines
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When Suzy hears a strange noise in the night, she discovers a train roaring through her house. But this is no ordinary train. This is the magical delivery express for the Union of Impossible Places. Whisked on board, Suzy’s world is turned upside down, and she suddenly realizes the fate of the Impossible Places is in her hands…
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All aboard for an unforgettable journey

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781474957410
Publisert
2019-02-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Vekt
310 gr
Høyde
200 mm
Bredde
145 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
384

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biographical note

P.G. Bell is a native of South Wales, where he was raised on a diet of Greek mythology, ghost stories and Doctor Who. He's had all sorts of jobs over the years, from lifeguard to roller-coaster operator, but has always wanted to write stories. He lives in Wales with his wife Anna and their two children.
The Train to Impossible Places, P.G.'s debut series, has enjoyed widespread success, including shortlistings for the Branford Boase Award, the Crimefest Awards and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.