Barnaby Grimes: Legion of the Dead

Nov 17, 2024 12:57 AM

Author:Paul Stewart,Chris Riddell

Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, high-stacking his way across the rooftops of his city in search of adventure and mystery. In each tale, he encounters a supernatural force and must battle the horrors that await him.

In LEGION OF THE DEAD, Barnaby finds himself embroiled in a plot that includes a legion of zombies raised from the dead. In Dickensian times, people were terrified of being buried alive, and so were left in their coffin with a wire, attached to a bell, running from above the ground, down through the earth and the lid of the coffin, and tied to the little finger of the buried body. Those who found themselves awake in the darkness of their coffin could wiggle their finger and summon help. And so one night, Barnaby makes a shortcut through a graveyard and is horrified to hear the tinkling of dozens of little bells...

Reviews

The story maintains tension and momentum throughout, ably supported by illustrations which extend the quick-thinking hero - of whom, I am sure, we'll hear much more

—— Carousel

This is an exciting and readable book, and Philip Caveny has a wry gift for instilling sympathy for his minor characters

—— The School Librarian

An excellent novel . . . superb

—— Amanda Craig , The Times

Extremely powerful, and the descriptions of torture are genuinely harrowing.

—— The Guardian

Timely, gritty fiction.

—— Times Review

Could it happen? It has happened. That's why teenagers should read this book.

—— Irish Times

Rising star: Anna Perera. Her novel highlights the teenagers sent to the camp as it tugs readers into its vivid nightmare journey.

—— The Independent

Written in a first-person voice of disarming honesty, the book rings true through all of its many layers

—— Guardian

A good read for 11-year-olds who want to know their counterparts a century ago were truly human

—— TES

A most enjoyable book, full of life, warmth and humour

—— The School Librarian

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