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Informationen zum Autor Marcus Sedgwick was the winner of many prizes, most notably the 2014 Michael L. Printz Award for his novel Midwinterblood . Marcus also received two Printz Honors, for Revolver in 2011 and The Ghosts of Heaven in 2016, giving him the most citations to date for America's most prestigious book prize for writing for young adults. Other notable award winning books include Floodland , Marcus' first novel, which won the Branford-Boase Award in 2001; My Swordhand is Singing , which won the Booktrust Teenage Prize for 2007, and Lunatics and Luck , part of The Raven Mysteries series, which won a Blue Peter Book Award in 2011. His books have been shortlisted for over forty other awards, including the Carnegie Medal (seven times), the Edgar Allan Poe Award (twice) and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (four times). He has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award three times, in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Marcus was Writer in Residence at Bath Spa University for three years, reviewed for The Guardian newspaper and taught creative writing at Arvon and Ty Newydd. He judged numerous books awards, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Costa Book Awards. www.marcussedgwick.com Klappentext Set in 1910, a cabin north of the Arctic Circle where 15 year old Sig Amdersson is alone, except for the corpse of his father, who died after falling through the ice. When a man claiming to have unfinished business with his father arrives, Sig's thoughts are drawn to a hidden box containing his father's revolver. Sigs choice is pulled into focus. Should he use the gun, or not? Vorwort Sig Andersson has a choice to make - use the gun or die. An unforgettable, razor-sharp psychological thriller set in the snowy wilderness of the Arctic Circle. Recipient of a Michael L. Printz Honor 2011, shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2010 and longlisted for the GUARDIAN Children's Fiction Prize 2010. Zusammenfassung Sig Andersson has a choice to make - use the gun or die. An unforgettable, razor-sharp psychological thriller set in the snowy wilderness of the Arctic Circle. Recipient of a Michael L. Printz Honor 2011, shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2010 and longlisted for the GUARDIAN Children's Fiction Prize 2010....
