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- Hodder Children's Books
Mysteries of the Septagr, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 3, Interest age: from c 10 years, Fiction, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Science fiction (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)
The first volume in an outstanding trilogy.
Eleven-year-old Jade is from a normal suburban background but longs to be different - and is terrified when she finds that she is. Her world is thrown into chaos when she discovers she is one of seven gifted children who are the result of a secret government experiment intended to find a cure for inherited diseases; an experiment that was hijacked by the sinister Dr Kobal for his own purposes. But are those purposes science or sorcery
Kidnapped and transported suddenly from normality to a world of angels and demons, robotic beasts and hunters and hunted, Jade is plunged into a deadly battle to save the seven children's souls ...
More books by Paul Bryers
Praise for Mysteries of the Septagram: Kobal: Book 1
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'Part His Dark Materials with echoes of some of Harry Potter's darker moments, Paul Bryers takes the reader on a page turning ride that is as enthralling as it is fantastic.' - The Book Bag
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'A gripping, fascinating tale told by a master of his art, the prose flows easily and naturally, punctuated with flashes of dark humour, and always retaining an earthy reality, no matter how fantastic the scene.' - Teach Primary
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'a fabulous book' - Lancashire Book of the Year 2009 nomination
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Praise for Paul Bryers:
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'As a storyteller Bryers is superb' - Time Out
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'Bryers imagines a world where superstition and science intertwine until finally, in the chilling climax, they merge' - Publishers Weekly
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'Bryers may well be the best of his type now operating' - Nick Hornby, Sunday Times
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'Bryers treats what looks like over-familiar territory with freshness, wit and a lively appreciation of a city's dark history' - The Guardian
Paul Bryers
Paul Bryers is an award-winning novelist, scriptwriter and director whose books for children and young adults include the Mysteries of the Septagram trilogy, Kobal, Avatar and Abyss. His latest novel Spooked - a ghost story set in South London - is published by Hachette Childrens' Books on August 1st 2013.
Paul's adult fiction includes Hollow Target which won an Arts Council award for Best First Novel and In a Pig's Ear which was named as one of The Guardian's five Best Novels of the Year. He also writes historical naval adventures under the name Seth Hunter, the latest of which, The Spoils of Conquest, was published on July 4th this year.
He was series producer, writer and director of the TV series Queen Victoria's Empire for PBS which won the outstanding achievement award at the New York Film Festival, and he has been nominated for a BAFTA and the Grierson Award for Best British documentaries. His films for Channel Four include Incident in Judea with Mark Rylance, Jim Carter and John Woodvine, The Golden Years, by Arthur Miller, with Ronald Pickup, Robert Powell and Kathy Tyson, A Vote for Hitler and Incident in Judea.
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