New Releases by Charlie Fletcher

Me llamo Gris. No he ido nunca a la escuela. Jamás tuve amigos y en toda mi vida no conocí suficientes personas como para jugar un partido de fútbol. Mis padres me contaron que antes el mundo había estado lleno de gente, antes de que se vaciara. Pero nunca nos sentíamos solos en nuestra isla. Nos teníamos los unos a los otros, y teníamos a nuestros perros. Entonces llegó el ladrón. Tomado de la solapa del libro.

“L’Oversight è più pericolosa quando è in difficoltà. Ci sono molti morti o dispersi che non ricordano...” I membri dell’Oversight di Londra hanno fatto giuramento per millenni di impeu00addire al mondo naturale e quello sopranu00adnaturale di darsi la caccia a vicenda. Ora che sta attraversando il suo momento più difficile, con la sede distrutta e gli ultimi membri sparsi chissà dove, questa società segreta dovrà combattere per la sopravviu00advenza e affrontare il nemico più insidioso che abbia mai incontrato: sé stessa. The Remnant, Battaglia finale è l’ultimo romanzo della trilogia di Oversight, una serie tenebrosa e seducente che termina con un entusiasmante scontro tra due neu00admici in lotta da sempre. Una lettura imperdibile per i fan di Neil Gaiman.

THE MOST POWERFUL STORY YOU''LL READ THIS YEAR. ''Fletcher''s suspenseful, atmospheric tale imagines a near future in which our world is in ruins . . . an adventure saga punctured by a gut-punch twist'' Entertainment Weekly ''You''ll remember A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World long after you finish reading'' Peng Shepherd, author of The Book Of M ''Truly engrossing . . . brings hope and humanity to a cold and scary world'' Keith Stuart, author of A Boy Made of Blocks ''I promise you''re going to love it'' Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches ''Epic in scope, enthralling, and full of human warmth'' M. R. Carey, author of The Girl with all the Gifts THE WORLD HAS ENDED. AT LEAST WE STILL HAVE DOGS. My name''s Griz. I''ve never been to school, I''ve never had friends, in my whole life I''ve not met enough people to play a game of football. My parents told me how crowded the world used to be, before all the people went away, but we were never lonely on our remote island. We had each other, and our dogs. Then the thief came. He told stories of the deserted towns and cities beyond our horizons. I liked him - until I woke to find he had stolen my dog. So I chased him out into the ruins of the world. I just want to get my dog back, but I found more than I ever imagined was possible. More about how the world ended. More about what my family''s real story is. More about what really matters. ''This un-put-down-able story has everything - a well-imagined post-apocalyptic world, great characters, incredible suspense, and, of course, the fierce love of some very good dogs'' Kirkus (starred review) ''A story that is as heart-warming as it is heart-breaking'' Fantasy Hive ''A stunningly gorgeous read: masterful storytelling, searingly beautiful prose, and a world so meticulously rendered you''ll forget there''s a real one going on beyond the pages. A book of the year contender - in any year'' Micah Yongo ''Extraordinary and quite magnificent . . . 10/10'' Starburst A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World is the most moving apocalypse story you''ll ever read. Perfect for readers of Life of Pi, The Girl with all the Gifts or Station Eleven - Griz''s tale mixes sadness and hope in one unforgettable character''s quest amid the remnants of our fragile civilisation.

"Exciting, exhilaring, scary and moving in equal measure, The Oversight is a teeming world of dark deeds and dark magics, brilliantly realized." -- M. R. Carey The Oversight of London has been sworn for millennia to prevent the natural and the supernatural worlds from preying on each other. Now, at its lowest ebb, with its headquarters destroyed and its last members scattered far and wide, this secret society will battle for survival and face the harshest foe it has ever met: itself.

New allies and new hope leave siblings Will and Jo ready to face the dark force that lurks in the British Museum. It has frozen London, leaving the life force of the city''s inhabitants to drain away. But with nearly all the animal statues of London and a nest of dragons against them, will they be able to save their mum - and the world - before time runs out? With beautiful illustrations by Nick Tankard.

"Exciting, exhilaring, scary and moving in equal measure, The Oversight is a teeming world of dark deeds and dark magics, brilliantly realized." -- M. R. Carey The Last Hand of the Oversight still patrols the border between the natural and supranatural, holding a candle to the darkness. But this new Hand is unproven, its fresh members untrained, its veterans weary and battle-scarred. Their vulnerability brings new enemies into the city, and surprising new allies from across the sea. But most surprising of all are new revelations about the Oversight''s past, revelations that will expose the true peril of the world in which Sharp and Sara are trapped -- the secret of the Black Mirrors, and what lies beyond. And the catastrophic danger that will follow them home, if they ever manage to return. The dark waters rise. The candles are guttering. But the light still remains. For now. . .

A dark force has woken in the British Museum and stopped time, freezing London and its inhabitants. Will and Jo are the only humans unaffected by the spell, and have been fighting alongside London''s statues to locate the source of the disruption. But now their statue allies have been frozen too, leaving brother and sister alone and pursued by murderous dragons. What is more, they have noticed that the unmoving people of London are getting colder by the hour ... No longer able to rely on London''s statues for help, Will and Jo must stop the source of the evil before the life force of London''s inhabitants drains away.

Numa londres de pesadelo, estátuas de gárgulas e outros monstros ganham vida e perseguem um casal de crianças em ações frenéticas sucessivas Edie e George, tendo como companheiro o Artilheiro, deparam-se com novas ameaças, como o Touro Matador e as armadilhas perversas do Caminhante. Seus poderes terão que ser usados de modo mais consciente e suas personalidades terão que amadurecer. Conseguirão os dois sobreviver a tantos desafios e provas?

The start of a thrilling, action-packed trilogy from Charlie Fletcher, set in a world where statues come to life and dragons and heroes battle. Something dark has woken in the British Museum, and it has stopped time, literally freezing the city in its tracks. The people are there, but unmoving, unseeing - like statues. The statues, on the other hand, can move, and are astonished at what they see. In the Great Ormond Street Hospital, Will and Jo are suddenly plunged into this world of statues - and find themselves pursued by murderous dragons. With help from a couple of friendly statues, Will and Jo must escape the evil that stalks them in the streets of London. With beautiful illustrations by Nick Tankard.

"Exciting, exhilaring, scary and moving in equal measure, The Oversight is a teeming world of dark deeds and dark magics, brilliantly realized." -- M. R. Carey The Oversight of London has been sworn for millennia to prevent the natural and the supernatural worlds from preying on each other. Now, at its lowest ebb, with its headquarters destroyed and its last members scattered far and wide, this secret society will battle for survival and face the harshest foe it has ever met: itself.

''Deep in the City something had been woken, so old that people had been walking past it for centuries without giving it a second look...'' When George breaks the dragon''s head outside the Natural History Museum he awakes an ancient power. This prehistoric beast, sentry-still for centuries, hunts him down with a terrifying wrath. And this is just the beginning... The taints and spits - statues with opposing natures - are warring forces; wreaking deadly havoc on the city landscape. The World War One gunner offers protection of sorts; and the wisdom of the Sphinx is legendary. But George and his companion Edie are trapped in a world of danger. And worse - they are quite alone. The rest of London is oblivious to their plight. This epic adventure exposes forces long-layered in the fabric of London. After entering its richly original and breathtaking world, the city streets and skyline will never again seem the same!

George and Edie are travelling through unLondon, a world of danger on the city streets, and they are quite alone. Time is standing still, and the rest of London is unaware of their plight, unaware of the hidden world of living statues, of Shackleton and the Queen of Time. In the concluding part of the breathtaking and critically acclaimed Stoneheart trilogy, Edie and George look deeper into Edie''s past, and her future.

Now that George Chapman has upset the fragile truce between the warring statues of London, he has been drawn into a war that will test his mettle. He and Edie, a glint who can see the past, may have succeeded in their quest to find the Stoneheart, but their journey is far from over. Edie and the Gunner, a statue of a World War I soldier, have been captured by the Walker, and it''s up to George to save them. But first he must deal with the three strange veins, made of marble, bronze and stone, that have begun to grow out of his hand and curl around his wrist. Legend has it that unless he successfully completes three challenges, the veins will continue up his forearm, and eventually pierce through his heart. As George struggles to find the strength within to face the choice he has made, to take the Hard Way, he is determined to use his power for good-even as others wish to harness it for its great potential for evil.

George et Edie continuent d''explorer la face cachée de Londres, ses statues vivantes et tous les autres dangers qui s''y dissimulent. Dans ce dernier épisode de la trilogie Stoneheart, les deux inséparables plongent dans leur passé, et leur futur, en particulier celui d''Edie.

George pensait avoir affronté le Chaos... Il est pourtant loin du compte ! Les Ténèbres Maléfiques ont été libérées par le terrible Broyeur à Glace, et le monde de George se trouve à nouveau bouleversé : météo apocalyptique, temps suspendu, ville fantôme, ennemis maléfiques. Rien ni personne n''est à l''abri de ce cataclysme... La ruse et le courage suffiront-ils à George et ses amis pour empêcher une terrible guerre et la victoire des Ténèbres ?

Edie y el Artillero, la estatua de un soldado de la Primera Guerra Mundial, han sido capturados por el Caminante. George debe rescatarlos, pero primero debe ocuparse de unas extrañas venas, hechas de mármol, bronce y piedra, que han aparecido en su muñeca

Les statues de Londres sont vivantes dans une réalité invisible au commun des mortels. Les seuls humains qui peuvent les distinguer sont ceux possédant le don inné de travailler la pierre et de ressentir sa mémoire, comme George et Edie. Les deux amis tentent d’arrêter le Marcheur, qui a pour ambition d''ouvrir un portail entre la terre et le néant pour prendre le contrôle du monde... et qui a capturé L''Artilleur. Les deux jeunes se mettent à sa recherche, mais George est brusquement enlevé par Spout la gargouille. Les chemins des trois compagnons sont désormais séparés...

The next instalment in George''s exciting and original adventure. Readers will find that London never looks the same again!