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Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Night Wolf
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  • Published: 3 March 2008
  • ISBN: 9780552556217
  • Imprint: Corgi Childrens
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $22.99

Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Night Wolf

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3 Jan 2008
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3 Mar 2008
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A thrilling, breath-taking new series packed with intrigue and horror - for all fans of the Edge Chronicles

Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, running errands in his city, day and night, and 'high-stacking' around the rooftops in search of new mysteries to solve. In this first adventure, Barnaby is attacked one night by an enormous dog. He kills it - but that's not the end of this particular mystery . . . as Barnaby finds himself swept up in a world of crooked doctors, poor and ill-advised patients, strange tonics and very expensive furs... Could there be more to the seemingly respectable Dr Cadwallader and the tonics he doles out to the poor? Is there a link between the tonic and the huge dogs - or possibly wolves - that are roaming the city at night? When Barnaby's old acquaintance Benjamin goes missing, Barnaby fears the worst for him, and decides to dig deeper...

A fantastic romp through a Dickensian-style city, with a wonderful new hero in the guise of Barnaby. This new series from the bestselling dream team of Stewart and Riddell is a must for all fans of the Edge Chronicles - but also for fans of Horowitz and Shan, as they move into new territory and deliver a brilliantly exciting thriller-horror for boys.
  • Published: 3 March 2008
  • ISBN: 9780552556217
  • Imprint: Corgi Childrens
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $22.99
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About the authors

Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart is a highly regarded author of books for young readers - everything from picture books to football stories, fantasy and horror. Together with Chris Riddell, he is co-creator of the bestselling Edge Chronicles series, which has sold over three million books and is now available in over thirty languages. They are also co-creators of the Far-Flung Adventure series, which includes Fergus Crane, Gold Smarties Prize Winner, Corby Flood and Hugo Pepper, Silver Nestle Prize Winners, and the Barnaby Grimes Series.
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Chris Riddell

CHRIS RIDDELL is best known as the author and illustrator of the acclaimed The Edge Chronicles series, written with Paul Stewart. He has illustrated many other books including the award-winning children's book, Pirate Diary, 100 Hugs, and several titles with Neil Gaiman, the most recent of which is Art Matters: Because Your Imagination Can Change the World. He is also the political cartoonist for the Guardian and Observer newspapers. He lives in England.
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Praise for Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Night Wolf

Chris Riddell's spindly spidery illustrations . . . capture perfectly the eccentric ebullient nature of the book . . . Quite graphic in its violence, this one will be relished by boys of nine and up

Philip Womack, Literary Review

It is a page-turning adventure, written with gusto and inventiveness

The Sunday Times

Thrilling and often downright frightening

Through the Looking Glass

The spine felt a definite tingle, but the stomach never lurched . . . the writing is superb. It delivers a period feel without ever descending into pastiche. Highly recommended

thebookbag.co.uk

Don't miss this Dickensian thriller!

Kraze Club