Tinder, Sally Gardner
Tinder, Sally Gardner
List: $23.99 | Sale: $16.79
Club: $11.99

Tinder

Author: Sally Gardner

Narrator: Robert Madge

Unabridged: 4 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/07/2013

Synopsis

Otto Hundebiss is tired of war, but when he defies Death he walks a dangerous path. A half beast half man gives him shoes and dice which will lead him deep into a web of dark magic and mystery. He meets the beautiful Safire - pure of heart and spirit, the scheming Mistress Jabber and the terrifying Lady of the Nail. He learns the powers of the tinderbox and the wolves whose master he becomes. But will all the riches in the world bring him the thing he most desires?

Fairy tales are often the cruellest stories of all; in this exquisite novel Sally Gardner writes about great love and great loss.

Read by Robert Madge. Robert Madge is a young actor from Warwickshire. He attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School and is currently (2013) a pupil at Ashbourne College. One of his first roles was to perform in Matilda the Musical and has since then had roles in Les Misérables, Oliver and Mary Poppins. Previous audio readings include Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner.

(P)2004 Orion Publishing Group.Ltd

About Sally Gardner

Sally Gardner is an award-winning novelist from London. Her books have been translated into 22 languages and have sold more than one million copies in the UK. Her historical novel for older readers, I, Coriander, won the Smarties Children's Book Prize in 2005. Two thrillers both set at the time of the French Revolution, The Red Necklace and The Silver Blade, which was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 2009, followed. Actor Dominic West (The Wire) has bought the film rights to both titles. Her YA novel, The Double Shadow, was published in 2011 to critical acclaim. Sally Gardner's stories for middle readers include Lucy Willow and the popular Magical Children series of six titles: The Strongest Girl in the World, The Invisible Boy, The Boy with Magic Numbers, The Smallest Girl in the World, The Boy with the Lightning Feet, and The Boy who could Fly, which are also available as audio books. She has also written and illustrated picture books including The Fairy Catalogue, The Glass Heart, The Book of Princesses and Playtime Rhymes. Sally Gardner continues to be an avid spokesperson for dyslexia, working to change the way it is perceived by society. She is dyslexic and argues that it is not a disability, but a gift.Her website is www.sallygardner.net and you can follow her on Twitter @TheSallyGardner

About David Roberts

David Roberts is a hugely successful illustrator who has illustrated books by Philip Ardagh, Julia Donaldson, Jacqueline Wilson and Chris Priestley. He's also the creator of Dirty Bertie and the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling artist of picture books IGGY PECK, ARCHITECT and ROSIE REVERE, ENGINEER. David lives in London.

About Robert Madge

Robert Madge is a young actor from Warwickshire. He attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School and is currently (2013) a pupil at Ashbourne College. One of his first roles was to perform in Matilda the Musical and has since then had roles in Les Misérables, Oliver and Mary Poppins. Previous audio readings include Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dannii

If A Monster Calls and Coraline had a book baby, this would be it!......more

Goodreads review by Jean

This story is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale Tinderbox and whether familiar with the tale or not the inspiration is evident to the reader in the creation by Gardner of a lengthy and magical fairytale-esque story. If you think of a traditional fairytale, unnerving and often gruesome......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

Tinder is a retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale The Tinderbox, that takes places during The Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648). Be expecting a dark, traditional style, fairytale here. Otto Hundebiss is surrounded by death and destruction, he has lost his own family. A chance encounter with......more

Goodreads review by Melanie (TBR and Beyond)

“There are too many ghosts walking this earth. They weigh heavy on the living.” I read this back in October of 2016 and I'm just reviewing it at the end of January 2017. I loved this book so much but I felt a little intimidated about reviewing it. I feel like to give a really in-depth review I w......more

Quotes

Dazzling and haunting...a dark and deliciously macabre read with an unexpected twist The Best New Children's Books 2015

Fast-paced and gripping Stylist

Profoundly beautiful and thought-provoking ... mesmeric ... ultimately, we are in the hands of a consummate storyteller who provides her readers with nothing less than a meditation on desire, maturation, reality and death. INIS Magazine

Luminously written ... rich and rewarding Books For Keeps

A dark but delightful read SFX Magazine

Exquisite ... as dark and captivating as you would hope The Bookseller

Profoundly beautiful Recommended Reads

David Roberts' elegant illustrations are integral to the beautiful design ... A volume to treasure and re-read Financial Times

Mesmeric ... another jewel in Gardner's crown The Times

The natural elegance of Roberts' style marries perfectly with the supernatural elements of Gardner's powerful narrative -- by turns ghostly, tender, dramatic Books For Keeps

Awards

  • CILIP Kate Greenaway Children's Book Award
  • CILIP Carnegie Medal
Add to Cart
Add to Wish List