Review
'Part His Dark Materials with echoes of some of Harry Potter's darker moments, Paul Bryers takes the reader on a page turning ride that is as enthralling as it is fantastic.' -- The Book Bag 'A gripping, fascinating tale told by a master of his art, the prose flows easily and naturally, punctuated with flashes of dark humour, and always retaining an earthy reality, no matter how fantastic the scene.' -- Teach Primary 'a fabulous book' -- Lancashire Book of the Year 2009 nomination Praise for Paul Bryers:'As a storyteller Bryers is superb' -- Time Out 'Bryers imagines a world where superstition and science intertwine until finally, in the chilling climax, they merge' -- Publishers Weekly 'Bryers may well be the best of his type now operating' -- Nick Hornby, Sunday Times 'Bryers treats what looks like over-familiar territory with freshness, wit and a lively appreciation of a city's dark history' -- The Guardian
Product Description
Eleven-year-old Jade is from a normal suburban background but longs to be different - and is terrified when she finds that she is. Her world is thrown into chaos when she discovers she is one of seven gifted children who are the result of a secret government experiment intended to find a cure for inherited diseases; an experiment that was hijacked by the sinister Dr Kobal for his own purposes. But are those purposes science or sorcery? Kidnapped and transported suddenly from normality to a world of angels and demons, robotic beasts and hunters and hunted, Jade is plunged into a deadly battle to save the seven children's souls ...
About the Author
Paul Bryers is a highly acclaimed adult novel writer (The Used Woman's Book Club, The Prayer of the Bone) and a film, radio and theatre director and writer with substantial credits. These are his first children's novels.
