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by Susan Cooper (Author)
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin; New Ed edition (29 Aug 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141307994
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141307992
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.2 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 57,876 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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King of Shadows is an exceptional work by Susan Cooper, bestselling author of

The Dark is Rising, Over Sea Under Stone, Silver on the Tree and many other magical and atmospheric books, and will not disappoint those who already wallow in the author's startling ability to conjure up clear images of place and time with the stroke of a pen.

Here we meet young Nat Field, a boy actor visiting London to perform at The Globe Theatre. Nat soon falls ill, and much to the amazement of the doctors looking after him, he has contracted the Bubonic Plague. As one young actor lies in isolation in Guy's Hospital, another wakes up in Elizabethan London and is drawn into rehearsals for A Midsummer Night's Dream alongside William Shakespeare himself and the two form a bond that can never be broken, even through time.

King of Shadows is a daring and complex novel, set against the backdrop of the life of an unhappy child who, by travelling unwittingly through time, learns how to face his real life troubles. As ever, Cooper's delicious descriptive prose combine with her elegant dialogue to bring her characters vividly to life, never taking the easy option, but allowing her players to develop and come to terms with their lives in their own time.

A remarkable book that is as intriguing as it is entertaining, King of Shadows could well be the best Susan Cooper yet. (Age 10 and over) --Susan Harrison --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Nat Field is a young actor who has travelled from America to rehearse and perform as Puck in a Midsummer Night's Dream, at the new Globe Theatre in London. As rehearsals intensify, Nat's health begins to fail and soon the rest of the cast are horrified to hear that he's been rushed into hospital with Bubonic Plague! Something strange happens, and as Nat's friends worry about him, he is experiencing an amazing adventure with the King of Shadows, William Shakespeare himself, and perfiorming in the original Globe Theatre.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Shakespeare brought to life in this time-travel tear jerker, 22 Jun 2001
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Nat Field, a young American orphan traumatized by the death of his father, comes to England to play Puck at The Globe. Somewhat bizarrely, he contracts Bubonic Plague and is rushed to Guy's. The next morning he wakes up in the house of Richard Burbage in 1599 and is raced off to The Globe to play (you've guessed it!) Puck in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Naturally, he meets Shakespeare and Gloriana and....I won't ruin any more of this fabulous story.

Susan Cooper has written a novel of genuine historical interest ( I have been researching the life of the real Nathaniel Field ever since) and powerful emotional impact - the end is breathtaking. I cried. Both times I read it. And I'm a 31 year old man!

READ THIS BOOK!

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Susan Coopers 'King of Shadows' By Phillip, aged 13, 3 Dec 2001
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This is an excellent book by Cooper and is a book that can be enjoyed by all. Though the rushed ending lets the book down a lot (Making it 3* rather than 5*)this book is imagenative and interesting. It is just the book to spring a persons mind into action. The book is easy to pick-up and understand, after reading it in school and missing C. 5 chapters I still understood the book. This book is a MUST for anyone wanting to read an superb story by an exellent author.
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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars not as wonderful as her other books, 9 Jul 2003
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I have always loved The Dark Is Rising Sequence by this author, counting it as one of my favourite reads. I was therefore delighted to find that she had written another book. However, I was disappointed by this attempt. Although I loved her portrayal of Shakespeare and his relations with Nat, I felt that not enough care was taken to ensure that the story was even halfway believable and I was disappointed by the rather rushed and predictable ending. I do feel that this book is worth reading though, as it shows flashes of the genius that ran through her earlier books.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 'Canst tolerate living in the house of a mad poet for a few days?'
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