A Clock of Stars

The thrilling sequel to the bestselling middle-grade debut of autumn 2020, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children¿s Book Prize

About the author

Francesca Gibbons worked as a copywriter at a marketing agency before leaving to focus on her career as a children's author. The Shadow Moth is her debut novel. It was inspired by the gardens she visited as a child, and her love of folklore and monsters. It is the first book in the Clock of Stars trilogy.
Chris Riddell OBE is an author, an artist, the political cartoonist for the Observer and the illustrator of an extraordinary range of children's books, including titles by Neil Gaiman and J. K. Rowling. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his own books for children, and has won many major prizes, including the Costa Award and an unprecedented three CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals.

Summary

The thrilling imaginative sequel to The Shadow Moth, which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize.

Product details

• Authors: Francesca Gibbons
• Assisted by: Chris Riddell (Illustration), Riddell Chris (Illustration), Chris Riddell (Translation)
• Publisher: Haper Collins Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.04.2022
• EAN: 9780008355128
• ISBN: 978-0-00-835512-8
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 31 mm
• Series: A Clock of Stars
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Siblings, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 8 years, Children’s / teenage fiction: dark fantasy, Children’s / teenage fiction: epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Children’s / Teenage: Action & adventure stories