Children of the Black Glass: Volume 1

A middle-grade fantasy with heady hints of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett and even Howl's Moving Castle, set in a world as mesmerizing as it is menacing, roiling with a quintet of sorcerers vying for power, and the quartet of children determined to outsmart them all to save their father's life.

About the author

Anthony (Tony) Peckham is a South African–born screenwriter, surfer, and farmer who now lives on an island in the Pacific. Decades ago, while exploring a remote, high-altitude landscape with his children, he came upon a mountain made of black glass which inspired his debut novel. His other work includes Clint Eastwood’s Invictus and Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes. He is a Writers Guild of America Award winner and an NAACP Image Award nominee. Tony is the author of the Children of the Black Glass middle grade series.
 
 

Summary

A middle-grade fantasy with heady hints of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett and even Howl's Moving Castle, set in a world as mesmerizing as it is menacing, roiling with a quintet of sorcerers vying for power, and the quartet of children determined to outsmart them all to save their father's life.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Peckham, Tony Peckham
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 10
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.04.2023
• EAN: 9781665913133
• ISBN: 978-1-66591-313-3
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 38 mm
• Weight: 442 g
• Illustrations: f-c jkt (coated; fx: emboss, foil); digital
• Series: Children of the Black Glass
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy / General