The Battle of the Sun
Jeanette Winterson
The Battle of the Sun
Jack is the chosen one, the Radiant Boy the Magus needs in order to perfect the alchemy that will transform London of the 1600s into a golden city. But Jack isn't the kind of boy who will do what he is told by an evil genius, and he is soon involved in an epic and nail-biting adventure, featuring dragons, knights and Queen Elizabeth I, as he battles to save London.
3.5 out of 5 based on 3 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Classification |
Fiction |
| Genre |
Children's & Teenage |
| Format |
Hardback |
| Pages |
400 |
| RRP |
£10.99 |
| Date of Publication |
November 2009 |
| ISBN |
978-1408800423 |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury |
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Jack is the chosen one, the Radiant Boy the Magus needs in order to perfect the alchemy that will transform London of the 1600s into a golden city. But Jack isn't the kind of boy who will do what he is told by an evil genius, and he is soon involved in an epic and nail-biting adventure, featuring dragons, knights and Queen Elizabeth I, as he battles to save London.
Reviews
The Daily Telegraph
Judith Woods
“A sequel to her previous children’s bestseller Tanglewreck, it is both lyrical and richly inventive”
05/12/2009
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The Daily Mail
Sally Morris
“[A] spirited thriller, written with Winterson's characteristic rich and evocative prose.”
18/12/2009
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The Times
Amanda Craig
“Written in short, tantalising chapters the first half is great fun; but it goes awry in striving for the portentous and symbolic rather than the numinous. It needs a properly worked out plot to do justice to the author’s talent — and to London itself.”
21/11/2009
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