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Shadow Forest (Hardcover)

by Matt Haig (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Hardcover: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Bodley Head Children's Books (3 May 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0370329368
  • ISBN-13: 978-0370329369
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 15.8 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 240,270 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Samuel Blink is the hero of this story, but he doesn't know it yet. Right now, he and his sister Martha are in the back of his parents car. He has no idea a giant log is about to fall from the sky and change his life forever. He doesn't know that he and Martha will be forced to move to Norway and eat their Aunt Eda's smelly brown cheese. He hasn't the slightest clue Martha will disappear into Shadow Forest. It is a forest full of one-eyed trolls, the sinister huldre-folk, deadly Truth Pixies and a witch who steals shadows - a forest ruled by the evil Changemaker. It is a forest so dangerous that people who enter never return. No. Samuel Blink doesn't know any of this. So don't tell him. It might ruin the book ...

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Samuel Blink is the hero of this story, but he doesn't know it yet. Right now, he and his sister, Martha, are in the back of his parents' car.
He has no idea that a giant log is about to fall from the sky and change his life for ever. He doesn't know that he and Martha will be forced to move to Norway and eat their Aunt Edna's smelly brown cheese. He hasn't the slightest clue Martha will disappear into Shadow Forest. A forest full of one-eyed trolls, the sinister huldre-folk, deadly truth pixies and a witch who steals shadows. A forest ruled by the evil Changemaker. A forest so dangerous that people who enter never return.

No. Samuel Blink doesn't know any of this. So don't tell him. It might ruin the book . . .

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5.0 out of 5 stars Unputdownable, 5 Aug 2008
By Issie (U.K.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shadow Forest (Paperback)
I got this book for my son (10) who is not a very keen reader, only likes fantasy/magical stories. I thought I'd vet it for him to see whether he might like it. As someone said earlier, I got worried by the depressing start although I liked the way it was written. The language is easy, not too many difficult words that can be so tedious for the reluctant reader. But very quickly I got gripped by the story, the pace of the book, the odd interruptions from the author, the spookyness and the humour. Basically, I loved this book and its creatures and I couldn't put it down. Unfortunately I finished it too quickly. I have now passed it to my son and I told him he was going to love it. He is now half way through and said, even after the first few pages, that it was brilliant.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars More Dahl than Dahl, 5 Aug 2008
This review is from: Shadow Forest (Paperback)
This book is full of dark characters and action that young (and not so young) readers love. The parents of Samuel Blink and his sister Martha are killed suddenly so they have to go live with their aunt in Norway. Once there they come under the spell of the Shadow Forest and the only way to escape is to come face to face with the Changemaker, the evil ruler of the forest.
This is probably the best book I have read all year.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, 11 May 2009
By Mrs. K. Townson (UK) - See all my reviews
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My son 11yrs old and although he is a very good reader he is a reluctant reader. However he is really enjoying this book. Well worth buying in my opinion.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Average Childs Adventure
Shadow Forest has a reasonable plot but its not brilliantly written. Samuel and Martha Blink are orthaned and sent to live with their aunt. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars A dark tale
Starts off rather depressingly for young readers but picks up interest, leading to an exciting and well written book.
Published 13 months ago by B. Brawn

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