The Thief Lord: the magical bestseller from the author of Inkheart - Softcover

Funke, Cornelia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905294212 ISBN 13: 9781905294213

Publisher: Chicken House, 2006

Synopsis

Winter has come early to Venice. Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city. Befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused cinema. On their trail is a bungling detective, obsessed with disguises and the health of his pet tortoises. But a greater threat to the boys' new-found freedom is something from a forgotten past - a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.

About this title

Review:

A story that children will relish for the dreams it fulfills of independence, and of outwitting adults. (Sunday Times)

My enjoyment of The Thief Lord grew as I read it... and I love the offbeat ending. (Diana Wynne Jones, author of Howl's Moving Castle)

This book reminded me- in the way it made me feel- of Emil and the Detectives... a book I deeply loved. I supposed I'm decoding a kind of warm intelligence which isn't all that common. (Eva Ibbotson, author of Journey to the River Sea)

[A] radiant novel...Today's young readers will probably love this book as they love the Harry Potter series, for its zany plot and well-defined characters...splendid. (The New York Times Book Review)

A completely delicious read...(Observer) ---

About the Author:

Cornelia Funke is a critically acclaimed, award-winning, international best-selling author. She lives in Los Angeles, USA with her husband, two children and a dog called Loonie!

About this edition

• Publisher: Chicken House
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1905294212
• ISBN 13: 9781905294213
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352