Wildwood Imperium
The Wildwood Chronicles, Book III
Colin Meloy author Carson Ellis illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Canongate Books
Published:5th Feb '15
Should be back in stock very soon
The third and final installment in the Wildwood Chronicles trilogy
A young girl's midnight séance awakens a long-slumbering malevolent spirit . . .
A band of runaway orphans allies with an underground collective of saboteurs and plans a daring rescue of their friends, imprisoned in the belly of an industrial wasteland . . .
Two old friends draw closer to their goal of bringing together a pair of exiled toy makers in order to reanimate a mechanical boy prince . . .
As the fate of Wildwood hangs in the balance.
The third book in the Wildwood Chronicles is a rich, moving, and dazzling story, by turns funny and profound. Both Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis are at the height of their gifts with Wildwood Imperium.
Praise for the WILDWOOD trilogy:
'Once I stepped inside I never wanted to leave
A richly satisfying weave of reality and fantasy * * New York Times * *
A haunting and beautiful adventure. Brilliant -- MATT HAIG
Irresistible -- TRENTON LEE STEWART
Droll and ornate, elegiac and romantic - the sequel to Wildwood brings readers deeper into and under the pine-scented, magical world . . . The incomparable Ellis more than rises to the challenge - her sly, wistful, abundant illustrations provide an emotional through line * * Kirkus Reviews * *
This vivid picaresque fantasy . . . with stylish line drawings and colour plates . . . is an unpretentiously written tale with a strong start, an engaging denouement and a green theme -- Nicolette Jones * * Sunday Times Culture Magazine * *
[Wildwood] is like the wild, strange forest it describes. It is full of suspense and danger and frightening things the world has never seen, and once I stepped inside I never wanted to leave -- LEMONY SNICKET, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events
A beautiful object and a beautiful read. One half fairy tale, one half coming-of-age story, one half unrepentantly gorgeous work of art, this book is overflowing with gifts -- JONATHAN SAFRAN
ISBN: 9780857863300
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 36mm
Weight: 400g
608 pages
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