- Paperback: 129 pages
- Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; Reprint edition (January 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0439730171
- ISBN-13: 978-0439730174
- Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 13.2 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 68 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,761,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6–Young Fergal McNally died in The Fall of Fergal (Holt, 2004), and in this sequel, his preserved brain has been stolen and it's up to his siblings to get it back. Unfortunately, this is no easy task as it's being held by the terrifying Mr. Maggs in a dilapidated mansion located in the heart of Fishbone Forest, from which no one has ever emerged alive. Ardagh's meandering narrative, loaded with deadpan humor and macabre details, and the many events and characters will make this entry hard to follow without having read the first book. Excellent black-and-white illustrations add to the book's creepiness.–Heather Ulesoo, New York Public Library
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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'Ardagh's writing is completely off the wall and steeped in black humour. Destined to win hearts and minds of eager readers.' The Scotsman 'A wacky, playful, entertaining and well-structured tale... My squeamish 10-year-old took all in her stride and pronounced it terrific.' Niall MacMonagle, Irish Times
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Wonderful Book, Dec 20 2010
By Lauren Roswell - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Heir of Mystery, or Four Legs Good (Hardcover)
I love this book and all of the ones in the series. His humor is just awesome. I think he has really changed the way I think a book should be written because he's gone out of the box with this one.
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Horror and black humor blend in this inviting survey, Jan 3 2005
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Heir of Mystery, or Four Legs Good (Hardcover)
Philip Ardagh's Heir Of Mystery is the second "Unlikely Exploit" title but needs no prior familiarity to prove engrossing to newcomers. Fergal McNally's brain resides in a pickling jar in a hospital: it's stolen, and the remaining McNally children are drawn to a mysterious mansion where a dangerous teddy-bear-clutching Mr. Maggs plans on changing the world. Horror and black humor blend in this inviting survey.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The New "Villain", Sep 18 2004
A Kid's Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 01 Heir Of Mystery (Hardcover)
This book is about the four remaining McNally children trying to find their brother's brain inside the dreaded Fishbone Forest. There, they meet the otherworldly Mr. Maggs. Mr. Maggs was a very odd "being", as told of his unhumanlike teddy-bear-clutching habit and his strange enters and exits. The McNally children saw the horrible death of Mr. Maggs. The McNally has saw another death in their life. Mr. Maggs has, oddly, seem that he was HAPPY to be dying (Which, is that he fell in a huge, deep hole that has not been excepted) and he sang. It's the "Me and my Teddy Bear" song. Which is rather unlikely, isn't it?
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