Island of Whispers
Island of Whispers
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The award-winning, bestselling Frances Hardinge and Emily Gravett unite for the first time to conjure up a thrilling fairy tale of ghosts and magic, highly illustrated throughout.
“One of our favourite young adult authors, Frances Hardinge, teams up with one of our favourite children's illustrators, Emily Gravett, in this thrilling, spooky, magical adventure. The ideal gift for young book lovers, it perfectly straddles that tricky gap between middle grade and young adult fiction.”
~Emily
On the island of Merlank, the Dead must not be allowed to linger. The very sight of their ghosts can kill you. When young Milo is thrust into the role of Ferryman following his father’s sudden death, he is the one who must carry away the Dead.
Pursued by a vengeful lord and two malignant magicians, Milo must navigate strange and perilous seas where untold threats whisper in the mist. Does he have the courage and imagination to complete his urgent mission?
From the Costa Book Award-winning Frances Hardinge, author of The Lie Tree and Unraveller, with spectacular illustrations from double Kate Greenaway Medal winner Emily Gravett, this riveting coming-of-age tale will sweep you away on an unforgettable journey.
Island of Whispers is a beautiful book that makes the most exquisite gift for anybody who loves mysterious fantasy worlds, and for fans of Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Katherine Rundell.
Frances Hardinge spent a large part of her childhood in a huge old house that inspired her to write strange stories from an early age. Her first children's novel, Fly By Night, won the Branford Boase First Novel Award. She has since written many highly acclaimed children's novels including, Fly By Night's sequel, Twilight Robbery, as well as the Carnegie shortlisted Cuckoo Song and the Costa Book of the Year winner, The Lie Tree.
Emily Gravett is the winner of two CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. She first sprang into the limelight with the ground-breaking Wolves, which has been followed by such modern classics as Meerkat Mail, Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears, Monkey and Me and Again! and the fabulous Bear and Hare series for younger readers. Emily lives in Brighton with her family.
Number of pages: 120
Reading age guide: 12 to 14 years
Publication date: 19th September 2024
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9781529088083
Format: Paperback
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