The Book of Dead Days, Marcus Sedgwick
The Book of Dead Days, Marcus Sedgwick
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The Book of Dead Days

Author: Marcus Sedgwick

Narrator: Roger Rees

Unabridged: 5 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/12/2004


Synopsis

THE DAYS BETWEEN Christmas and New Year’s Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our lives. A magician called Valerian must save his own life within those few days or pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many years ago. But alchemy and sorcery are no match against the demonic power pursuing him. Helping him is his servant, Boy, a child with no name and no past. The quick-witted orphan girl, Willow, is with them as they dig in death fields at midnight, and as they are swept into the sprawling blackness of a subterranean city on a journey from which there is no escape.

Praise for The Book of Dead Days:

“Beautifully paced and sometimes blood-soaked. . . . A very tangible sense of evil.”—The Guardian

“Subtle menace and power.”—The Independent

“Packed with drama, mystery, and intrigue.”—The Bookseller

About The Author

Marcus Sedgwick is the award-winning author of Floodland, Witch Hill, and The Dark Horse. The author lives in Sussex, England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Taylor on March 04, 2020

"Once, things had been so different for him, but as the last few years had turned under his feet, the specter of his past had risen to meet him like the dawn of a terrible day." ... Marcus Sedgwick is one of my favorite authors, and I've been slowly but surely making my way through his back-list. Up u......more

Goodreads review by Evangelia on April 10, 2016

Από τις πρώτες ακόμη σελίδες μαθαίνουμε τους χαρακτήρες. Το μάγο Βαλεριαν, τον αντιπαθείς, το Αγόρι από την αλλη το συμπαθείς. Απλά πράγματα, ίσως πολύ απλά. Αυτό με προβλημάτισε. Δε με τράβηξε ιδιαίτερα να το συνεχίσω αλλά ήθελα κάτι ανάλαφρο και είπα να του δώσω μια ευκαιρία. Και καλά έκανα! Όσο π......more

Goodreads review by Siobhan on May 22, 2016

I wanted to enjoy this one so much more than I did. I really did try, honestly. In fact, there were points where I considered giving it three stars instead of two. Unfortunately, in the end, I couldn’t quite bring myself to do so. The story is an interesting one, and there is so much promise. However......more


Awards

  • Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Juvenile Novel
  • Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List