Deep in the City something had been woken, so old that people had been walking past it for centuries without giving it a second look...' When George breaks the dragon's head outside the Natural History Museum he awakes an ancient power. This prehistoric beast, sentry-still for centuries, hunts him down with a terrifying wrath. And this is just the beginning...The taints and spits - statues with opposing natures - are warring forces; wreaking deadly havoc on the city landscape. The World War One gunner offers protection of sorts; and the wisdom of the Sphinx is legendary. But George and his companion Edie are trapped in a world of danger. And worse - they are quite alone. The rest of London is oblivious to their plight. This epic adventure exposes forces long-layered in the fabric of London. After entering its richly original and breathtaking world, the city streets and skyline will never again seem the same!
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A fantastical, fast-paced adventure. -- Publishing News 20050318 Thrilling stuff. -- The Scotsman 20061202 An admirable debut. -- The Sunday Times 20061203 A highly original page-turner. -- The Sunday Times 20061203 A supernatural thriller with an intriguing premise. -- The Mail on Sunday 20061210
About the Author
Having studied English Literature at university , Charlie began his career in the film business carrying cans of film round Soho and making very bad cups of tea on the principal that he'd then be asked to do something a bit more interesting, a strategy that he recommends to anyone starting out as a tea-boy. He progressed to the BBC where he worked in film editing on everything from Drama to Current Affairs. He then went to California where he morphed into a screenwriter, having been awarded a Warner Brothers Fellowship in Screenwriting at USC School of Cinema and TV. He's written screenplays for Tri-Star, MGM, Paramount and Warner Bros among others. He continues to write for the movies, and also television. He still thinks that being a film editor is a pretty damn fine way to learn about story-telling in general, and narrative structure and pacing in particular.
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Brilliant
Oct 11 2008
By S. Kay Murphy
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I bought this book because I happened to see it on a store shelf and it happened to have a dragon on the cover and my grandson happens to love dragon books. The premise intrigued me, so I read the book before I gave it to him. And I loved it--for its tension on every page, for its fleshed out, clearly defined characters who are sinister, loveable and surprising, for its use of words to make literary magic, for a tale well told. Bravo.
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Also see my submission of Stoneheart 3 : Silvertongue
April 8 2013
By Nonie
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Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
The pace is great. The venue is fabulous. The characters jump out of the pages. It would make a great movie. Next visit to London, I'm going the look more closely at some of the statues I didn't notice last time.
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Plot? Great! Grammer? Not so much
Sep 8 2012
By SenshiSilence
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Format:Kindle Edition
The plot of Stoneheart is great! It hooks you in and never lets go. Though the grammar is something I found annoying. For example the chapter's title would pop up in the middle of the chapter(It once happened three times in one chapter!), some of the dialog was unquoted. This made it a hard read for someone who loves literature and reading, I got annoyed some many times I was ready to forget the book forever. Yet I wanted to finish both for the plot and so it wouldn't weight on me(I hate not finishing books for any reason.). I gave Stoneheart 3 stars for plot and 0 stars for grammar and word placement.
You want to know the ironic part? It says in the 'About the Author' that Charlie Fletcher studied Literature at St. Andrews in Scotland. I don't know if something happened when it got transferred to the Kindle Version but the writing was messed up, I'm not going to read the other two(I'm afraid they might be like the first one.).
You want to know the ironic part? It says in the 'About the Author' that Charlie Fletcher studied Literature at St. Andrews in Scotland. I don't know if something happened when it got transferred to the Kindle Version but the writing was messed up, I'm not going to read the other two(I'm afraid they might be like the first one.).
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