![]() ![]() ![]() A healthy dollop of magic makes everything all the more interesting. ![]() An enthralling and wholly original novel, The Silver Blade is a must-read for a new generation.' - Amanda Craig THE TIMES 'An absorbing historical thriller, dark-edged and awash with atmosphere and intrigue. It is by far the best British book for children I have read this year.' - Amanda Craig THE TIMES 'This rich, suspenseful and moving tale combines lyricism with pace, and the ending of each section is a surprise, a cliffhanger, or a flourish that will inspire admiration' - Nicolette Jones THE SUNDAY TIMES 'Fast-moving, action packed page-turner' THE BOOKSELLER 'The dramatic, horrific and sometimes romantic events of the French Revolution, which Sally Gardner portrayed so brilliantly in The Red Necklace are moved on a stage in this equally vivid and richly imagined sequel' LOVEREADING4KIDS 'Gardner occupies a unique place in children's literature, which The Silver Blade assures. No reader, old or young, could resist its passion, told in crystalline prose and peopled with characters as engaging as the dwarf Tetu, bear-like Didier and the venal Mr Tull. 'With its reversals, surprises, scholarship and dramatic details of an era so soaked in blood that the Seine ran red, The Silver Blade is historical fiction at its height. ![]()
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