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The dark flight down

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Held captive in the palace of the Emperor Frederick, Boy and Willow are plunged into a world of gilded finery and splendour.

But beneath its golden veneer lies cruelty, madness and desperation.

They are in terrible danger as they confront the whirlwind furies of the Emperor, the calculating ambitions of his confidante, Maxim, and follow a deadly trail wihch will lead them to the Phantom.

Packed with mystery and intrigue, the truth about Boy's identitiy and many other shattering secrets, are all revealed as the BOOK OF DEAD DAYS is opened for the final time in Marcus Sedgwick's conclusion to a mesmerising story.

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184255218X / 9781842552186
Hardback
823.92
08/07/2004
United Kingdom
English
234 p.
21 cm
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Quiz No: 211680, Points 7.00, Book Level 4.90,
Middle Years - Key Stage 2 Learn More
THE BOOK OF DEAD DAYS was longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and sold 8000 copies in hardback.<p/>Set to be a paperback bestseller in 2004. THE DARK HORSE, Marcus Sedgwick's third novel, was shortlisted for three major awards - the Guardian Children's Book Award, the Carnegie Medal and also the Blue Peter Book Award.<p/>It has sold over 25,000 copies in paperback.<p/>FLOODLAND, his first novel, won the Branford Boase Award in 2001, acknowledging Marcus Sedgwick as 'an exceptional new talent'. Works in publishing and is known to many booksellers. 'Award-winning writer Marcus S
THE BOOK OF DEAD DAYS was longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and sold 8000 copies in hardback.<p/>Set to be a paperback bestseller in 2004. THE DARK HORSE, Marcus Sedgwick's third novel, was shortlisted for three major awards - the Guardian Children's Book Award, the Carnegie Medal and also the Blue Peter Book Award.<p/>It has sold over 25,000 copies in paperback.<p/>FLOODLAND, his first novel, won the Branford Boase Award in 2001, acknowledging Marcus Sedgwick as 'an exceptional new talent'. Works in publishing and is known to many booksellers. 'Award-winning writer Marcus S YFB General fiction (Children's / Teenage)