Stoneheart Stoneheart Trilogy, Book ..., Charlie Fletcher
Stoneheart Stoneheart Trilogy, Book ..., Charlie Fletcher
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Stoneheart (Stoneheart Trilogy, Book 1)

Author: Charlie Fletcher

Narrator: Jim Dale

Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2007


Synopsis

A city has many lives and layers. London has more than most. Not all the layers are underground, and not all the lives belong to the living. A twelve-year-old boy named George Chapman is about to find this out the hard way. On a school trip he's punished for something he didn't do. In a tiny act of rebellion, he lashes out at a small carving on the wall - unexpectedly breaking it off. And then something horrible does happen: a stone Pterodactyl unpeels form the wall and starts chasing him. George is already running before his mind starts trying to tell him this is impossible.

About Charlie Fletcher

Charlie Fletcher is a screenwriter and children's author living in Edinburgh. His Stoneheart trilogy has been translated into a dozen languages and the film rights have been sold to Paramount. The first volume, Stoneheart, was shortlisted for the Branford Boase award and longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. His stand-alone novel for children, Far Rockaway, was published last year to great critical acclaim and has been longlisted for the Carnegie prize. He can be found on Twitter at @CharlieFletch_r.


Reviews

Stoneheart is one of those more unusual fantasies and as a work of fiction goes to show that children's literature does not need to be insipid or uninspiring. There is a kind of supremacy that I sense in literature that suggests that the only truly great literature is that which targets an 'adult' a......more

Goodreads review by Sheila

I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting this excellent middle-grade fantasy, set in a parallel London with gargoyles, a dragon and statues come to life, via audiobook. Jim Dale's brilliant narration made this riveting, fast-paced story even more entertaining. There are two more books in the trilogy that I h......more

Goodreads review by Heidi

I love the idea of the statues of London coming to "life" and enjoyed the transformation of George.The characters, human and otherwise are compelling, and you don't get hard and fast answers about whose side some of these characters are on. This book can be dark and suspenseful... not recommended fo......more

Goodreads review by Allison

from the first line I had very high expectations for this book. I was very excited to read the story, and really interested in how the author would deal with a character who seemed determined to keep the world at a distance. As I read, I waited patiently for some depth, some mystery that would final......more