The Thousand Eyes Of Night

Sep 6, 2024 10:11 PM

Author:Robert Swindells

The skeleton lay on its back. The jaws gaped and one arm lay across the chest as through flung there to ward off a blow . . .

The Tangle is a long, narrow stretch of derelict land, a wilderness of weeds and rubbish with an old railway tunnel yawning blackly at one end. No-one - not even bullying Gary Deacon - dares venture far into its sooty darkness. But it is here that twelve-year-old Tan and his friends make a grisly discovery - a discovery that is to plunge them into a terrifying adventure as the tunnel slowly unfolds its sinister secret . . .

Reviews

A master of the unpredictable

—— Daily Telegraph

A magical, roller-coaster of a read

—— Vanessa Lewis , The Bookseller

Ambitious, entertaining, magical and whimsical, this marks a strong beginning to a new trilogy,
invoking just a little Harry Potter and Series of Unfortunate Events along the way

—— Realms of Fantasy magazine, USA

It's bright and energetic and has some exciting set pieces

—— Patrick Ness , Guardian

Stephens spins a tightly paced, engaging yarn

—— The New York Times

The writing is perfectly judged . . . John Stephens knows how to make things visual, and it's accessible but not too simplistic. Junior fantasy fans are going to love this book

—— Jill Murphy , TheBookbag.co.uk

With exceptional skill, Mr. Stephens weaves the resulting pathos into the children's characters and into their sibling relationship

—— Meghan Cox Gurdon , Wall Street Journal

The Emerald Atlas kind of encompasses all my firm favourites, His Dark Materials, The Chronicles of Narnia and of course Harry Potter. It was a thrill to read

—— Askew's Library Service

The Emerald Atlas is a fantastic start of a series. Plenty of questions are yet to be answered and I look forward to the sequel

—— My Favourite Books

The book is reminiscent in some ways of C S Lewis and J R Rowling and the excitement and gripping writing will ensure readers are immersed in the story. The book leaves issues undecided and the reader wanting more

—— Parents in Touch

It is a fantastical adventure that will appeal to those people who loved Harry Potter, Narnia and Lord of the Rings, with an epic tale, lovable characters and an engaging and fast paced storyline

—— Overflowing Library

Stephens' top-notch time-travel thriller has a quirky mixed bag of heroes and villains, a clever and compelling plotline and graphic action sequences that just cry out for the big screen treatment

—— Pam Norfolk , Lytham St Annes Express

A wonderful story you can easily lose yourself in

—— Notes of Life

First-rate fantasy

—— Armadillo

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