- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Puffin Books Ltd; 1st. Edition : Reprinted edition (7 July 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141320788
- ISBN-13: 978-0141320786
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,643,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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At the end of Zizou Corder's best-selling Lionboy, Charlie Ashanti--a boy who could speak ‘cat’--was left aboard the Orient Express bound for Venice. In his company are a prehistoric beast and six lions he helped free from a Floating Circus in Paris and from the clutches of a nasty, mysterious Lion trainer called Maccomo. Next door to him on the train is a friendly Bulgarian King called Boris who has taken Charlie and the lions under his protection. Charlie's parents have been kidnapped by the agents of the sinister Corporacy, probably for inventing the cure to Asthma, so he must find them, and the lions would like to return to their ancestral home in Morocco. It is under these circumstances that Corder’s Lionboy trilogy embarks upon its latest chapter. What a beginning!
Charlie and the Lions get to Venice and become involved in a revolution there. Charlie has the brilliant idea of introducing Primo, the giant Smilodon, to the Doge, as a cover for an escape attempt. After all, he has the lions of St Mark's, or at least their statues. The Venetians think that Charlie is an Angel and that the mysterious creature is sent by God to save them. But there’s still Rafi Sadler to deal with, implicated in Charlie’s kidnap, and the furious Maccomo the lion-tamer. Add a shipwreck, a really good chameleon called Ninu, and a few more shocking surprises and you’ve got the recipe for a stunningly entertaining sequel and riotously good yarn.
Corder’s stories are action-packed and great fun to read. They’re pure adventure for young readers with not the slightest whiff of a ‘crossover’ accusation coming anywhere near them. The concluding volume, Lionboy: The Truth, should be a corker. (Age 9 and over) --John McLay --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Thrilling moments and dangerous scrapes… We give this read a big paws up!
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It is a curious thing for a boy to be stuck on a train in an Alpine snowstorm, in a bathroom with six homesick Lions and a huge unidentified sabre-toothed creature. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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It is a curious thing for a boy to be stuck on a train in an Alpine snowstorm, in a bathroom with six homesick Lions and a huge unidentified sabre-toothed creature. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Lionboy is a unique, rich plot that carries on strong in The Chase, sequel to Lionboy. The authors have set it in a future world that is not unlike our own world today, adding a haunting backdrop to this otherwise positive story. Some previous reviews of Lionboy mentioned that it was easy to tell that one of the authors was a child, as some of the text was blander than other parts, but I tried to distinguish the bland parts of this book and couldn't find any. There's strong dialogue and description, and plenty of imagination, especially concerning the mysterious lion-like creature Primo.
The end of the book is reasonably cheerful, but the final sentence very clearly tells the reader that the story is certainly not over. I can't wait to read Lionboy: The Truth, the third book in the trilogy!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Hi,
I'm 15 Years Old - and the closest thing you will ever find to an expert on all major fictional spy series ever published in English, From James Bond - to Cherub and Alex Rider - without talking to the authors themselves.
I bought the entire series at once, after emphatic reviews of "Lionboy" claimed it to be a brilliant read. I have to completely agree. The concept of a boy speaking "cat" is fascinating, and one that I have never remotely come across in the hundreds of children's and teenage fiction books I have read. Corder (the name adopted by the two authors) has a fantastic writing style, that is both intelligent and inthralling, allowing you to appreciate the book as both a brilliant read and a genuinely well written piece of literature. The language is not too demanding for a well read 11 or 12 year old, though I would advise 13 and upwards as a benchmark, as the language does get more difficult at times. That would be the only thing I could see putting some children off. Please do not think I am specifying children to read this though. I would encourage everyone, young and old alike, to try this book, and the entire series with it. It is completely original, and completely brilliant.
I'm 15 Years Old - and the closest thing you will ever find to an expert on all major fictional spy series ever published in English, From James Bond - to Cherub and Alex Rider - without talking to the authors themselves.
I bought the entire series at once, after emphatic reviews of "Lionboy" claimed it to be a brilliant read. I have to completely agree. The concept of a boy speaking "cat" is fascinating, and one that I have never remotely come across in the hundreds of children's and teenage fiction books I have read. Corder (the name adopted by the two authors) has a fantastic writing style, that is both intelligent and inthralling, allowing you to appreciate the book as both a brilliant read and a genuinely well written piece of literature. The language is not too demanding for a well read 11 or 12 year old, though I would advise 13 and upwards as a benchmark, as the language does get more difficult at times. That would be the only thing I could see putting some children off. Please do not think I am specifying children to read this though. I would encourage everyone, young and old alike, to try this book, and the entire series with it. It is completely original, and completely brilliant.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bought this after reading the first book in the series (not realising that it was part of a series until I got to the end of the book!) and have thrououghly enjoyed them all. Read all three to my two sons at bedtimes, but I had to read them myself first as I couldn't wait that long to find out what happened! Well written, easy to understand storyline, and quite exciting - would recommend!
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To spooky and complicated writen for my seven year old, rather for 10 year olds, I liked it a lot!
Published 9 months ago by happydays
The Chase - as exciting as Lionboy.
I think it is quite sad that someone very young is taken away from his family.I also think it's very exciting for someone his age to go to Italy and France and wouldn't it be... Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2006 by Anita Bevan-clark
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