Will Gallows and the Snake-Bellied Troll
  • Published: 15 December 2011
  • ISBN: 9781849398978
  • Imprint: Andersen Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 256

Will Gallows and the Snake-Bellied Troll

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Fantasy meets Wild West in this exciting adventure of elves, snake-bellied trolls and the sky cavalry cowboys!

Will Gallows, a young elfling sky cowboy, rides out on a perilous quest to bring the evil snake-bellied troll bandit, Noose Wormworx, to justice. Noose is wanted for the murder of Will's pa - the former deputy sheriff of Oretown.
Will's journey takes him deep into the heart of the West-Rock, to the dark underground city of Deadrock, where he soon uncovers a deadly secret that could spell disaster not only for Oretown, but for the whole of the West-Rock.
  • Published: 15 December 2011
  • ISBN: 9781849398978
  • Imprint: Andersen Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 256
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About the authors

Derek Keilty

Derek began writing after making a new resolution in the year 2000 and hasn't looked back. He has a thriving schools program, storytelling and taking creative writing workshops around local schools. He lives in Northern Ireland with his wife, Elaine and has twin daughters, Sarah-Jane and Rebekah.

Jonny Duddle

Jonny Duddle has a background in computer games and character development. He has worked as a concept artist for Aardman Animation and drew the new covers for the Harry Potter series. He is best known for his award-winning picture books, including The Pirates Next Door, which won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.

Praise for Will Gallows and the Snake-Bellied Troll

With an epic journey, dramatic setting and a host of terrifying monsters, there's a thrill on every page.

Booktrust, Richard and Judy Book Club

Like Eoin Colfer, Derek Landy and Garret Carr, it is full of Irish wit, dystopian vision and musicality, merging three genres (SF, hard-boiled detective story and the Wild West) within a children's novel. Extremely funny and utterly bonkers.

The Times

I can't remember a book that so successfully merges two completely different genres so convincingly, and engagingly . . . I can easily recommend it.

John Lloyd, TheBookbag.co.uk

A romping cowboy story with a difference, this is entertaining, action pack adventure set in a richly imagined fantasy world.

Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading

Selected for the Blue Peter Book Club

Blue Peter Book Club

Derek Keilty has opened up a rich seam of adventure here, and I foresee much fruitful prospecting to come.

Armadillo Magazine

An ingenious amalgam of western and fantasy with a whole lot of humour added in.

The School Librarian

Will Gallows will appeal to both boys and girls, with Keilty making great use of language, so much so that you can hear the voices of the characters as you read . . . readers are bound to find themselves enthralled.

Jennifer Connaughton, Inis Magazine

A real page-turner of a book. You can't fail to like Will Gallows.

Sebastian Westwood, 10 yrs old, Red House

This book captures the imagination and rips you through a thrilling adventure. Funny, fresh and thoroughly unique. A cracking read.

Children's Books Ireland