- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Puffin Books (2 Mar 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141318554
- ISBN-13: 978-0141318554
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 655,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The year is 1348 and the Black Death is sweeping across England. At Dowe Manor, Lady Beatrice is a victim and a witch-hunter priest, Brother Rohan, persuades a distraught Sir Edmund that Brind, the dog boy, and Aurelie, the French girl are to blame. The children escape, together with the dogs Glaive and Gabion, and go on the run through a plague-stricken countryside, at one point facing death by drowning from a crazed mob whipped up by Brother Rohan. Even when they think they have found sanctuary in a monastery, it has been taken over by a lawless band of armed robbers, led by the beautiful but evil Chanterell. She has plans to use the dog boy to terrorise the local manors. By now Brind is convinced that he is a plague bringer. Aurelie knows this isn't true, but then she succumbs to the plague herself...
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Christopher Russell had his first radio play broadcast in 1975. At this time he was a postman - having given up a job in the Civil Service to do shift work and thus have more daytime hours for writing. He has been a full time script-writer since 1980 and has worked on many television and radio programmes including Eastenders, A Touch of Frost and Midsomer Murders. Christopher lives on the Isle of Wight.
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Brind couldn't see the enemy, but he knew it was there. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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Brind couldn't see the enemy, but he knew it was there. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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Format:Paperback
I was really looking forward to the sequel to "Brind and the Dogs of War" and it didn't disappoint! At once scary, exciting and, dare I say it, educational, Plague Sorcerer dramatically brings the Black Death and 14th century England to life. Travelling in search of help and safety, Brind and Aurélie's loyalty to their master, the dogs and, most importantly, each other, really shines through as they face the treachery of the adults they meet and of nature itself. I'm not sure these two young heroes can take any more adventures, but if they can, I can't wait to read about them.
Format:Paperback
This is the horridest cover I've ever seen on a children's book, and it very nearly put me off reading it. That would have been a shame. It is a very dark story, about the time of the plague, but it is a really exciting adventure with cliffhangers at the end of almost every chapter. I enjoyed it very much, and the characters and events have really stayed in my mind since I read it. I haven't read the first book yet, but I'm looking forward to it. Recommended for girls or boys 9+
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