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A triumph of imagination and wordplay. An adventure as fierce and fiery as the volcanoes that rule it . . . and the girl that rules them! Now in paperback - launching a stunning new cover look!
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On Gullstruck Island the volcanoes quarrel, beetles sing danger and occasionally a Lost is born . . . In the village of the Hollow Beasts live two sisters. Arilou is a Lost – a child with the power to depart her body and mind-fly with the winds – and Hathin is her helper. Together they hide a dangerous secret. Until sinister events threaten to uncover it. With a blue-skinned hunter on their trail and a dreadlocked warrior beside them, they must escape. Can the fate of two children decide the future of Gullstruck Island? Discover a dazzling world, a breathtaking heroine . . . and an incredible adventure!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gull and Dumb Struck,
By Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog "Falcata T... - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER)
This review is from: Gullstruck Island (Hardcover)
A rip roaring childrens adventure novel that is currently as unique as Harry Potter was on his original outing which makes this a book that I think will soon have the premise replicated by others trying to produce something different. The characters are not only interesting but also have a vibrancy about them that makes this mammoth book a hard to put down tale.Its quirky and when you add to the mix an arc featuring murder, betrayal as well as consequences from inaction due to the character tribes fear and you have a tale that really does inspire. A great offering and definitely an author to watch.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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What a ride!,
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This review is from: Gullstruck Island (Hardcover)
If like me, you were eager for Frances Hardinge's next book, you won't be disappointed, this is another cracking story. I am a primary school teacher with a great interest in children's literature, and I firmly believe that those who write well for children are really writing for adults as well! We stumbled across Fly By Night (Hardinge's first) by accident, and loved it, quickly snapped up Verdigris Deep and then sat around for months waiting for this - thank you Frances Hardinge, we loved it. Beautifully drawn scenes and characters, the action moves so fast it makes you breathless, cliff-hanger after cliff-hanger - once again the invention and the surprises are endless. I was sad to say goodbye to the characters at the end of the book, and I remembered how the central character, Mosca, in Fly By Night said, "I don't want a happy ending, I want more story". I felt the same! Usually at the end of a terrific book, you feel grateful to have read it - with Hardinge's books I feel outrageously jealous that I didn't write it! Buy it, read it, love it...and now sit around chewing your nails for the next who-knows-how-long waiting till Frances Hardinge produces something else!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining Teen Read,
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This is a lively, page turning fantasy read packed full of action and intrigue. The story centres around two sisters Hathin and Arilou who belong to the Lace tribe on Gullstruck island. The characters are superb and you are really drawn in the struggles of Hathin trying to keep her mute sister Arilou safe with the huge twist that Arilou is considered one of the Islands magical 'Lost' people who excel at a form of Astral projection leaving their bodies behind while their minds wander around the island. The only problem is Hathin is not convinced whether her sister is really a Lost and there is an inspector due in town to test Arilou...There are hard hitting themes in this book of ethnic cleansing, death, betrayal and revenge but it's done in a beautifully told fairytale manner which makes it suitable for any teenager. The island landscape of volcanoes, jungle and sea is brought to life and the scenery becomes a character in the story. The different tribes and villages and towns have some real conflict in this book which keeps the story zipping along with the sisters travelling across the island. I found the book surprising and original to the last page and recommend it for teenagers.
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