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The final book in the chilling Tales From the Wyrd Museum, following hot on the heels of The Woven Path and The Raven's Knot, is a thrilling conclusion to an excellent series, and is also a great "stand- alone" book for anyone who has a love of powerful images, masterful wordsmithery and mysterious and passionate drama.
The Wyrd Museum is located in a dark and dingy alley-way in London's East End, and cared for by the strange Webster sisters. But something has come to disturb the slumbering shadows and watchful walls of the forbidding museum and Miss Ursula Webster prepares to fight to the death with the strange new threat. Neil Chapman, caught in the unforgiving Web of Fate, is drawn into the battle, but is there really anyway he can stop the tide of time and Doom?
A cracking good read, bone-chilling in the extreme and edge-of-your-chair exciting to the bitter end, The Fatal Strand is the kind of book that older readers who enjoy being frightened out of their wits for pleasure will clamour to read. Certainly not one for the fainthearted, but a darn good read from Robin Jarvis whose remarkable imagination coupled with his extraordinary storytelling talent will make him a favourite with anyone who loves a good fright. (Ages 11 and over). --Susan Harrison --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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• For lovers of extravagant words and action charged with mystery and passion, Mr Jarvis must be hard to beat. TES
• If you enjoyed the Deptford Mice trilogy, you’ll love this magical new adventure. Young Telegraph
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The chill night airs that encircled Glastonbury Tor sliced through the barren trees, crowding its lower slopes and gusting with icy vigor up the narrow track that climbed the shoulders of that steep, ancient hill. Read the first page
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The chill night airs that encircled Glastonbury Tor sliced through the barren trees, crowding its lower slopes and gusting with icy vigor up the narrow track that climbed the shoulders of that steep, ancient hill. Read the first page
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Format:Paperback
This is a fitting final installment in the 'Wyrd Museum' trilogy. Jarvis weaves a compelling tale of mythic proportions, convincingly combining contemporary concerns with mythic magic. His willingness to question the dichotomy of 'good' and 'evil' is magnificent, providing questions children will ponder long after they have read the book. Full of suspense, and very frightening at times, this is a book that should not be read before one goes to sleep, unless one wishes to be chased by Tick Tock in one's dreams! The characters are well developed, as is the plot, and the little touches that link the text to the previous two novels are subtlely done. The great battle between amoral universal powers are utterly convincing, and without the stifling reverence too many have approached such figures with in the past. I still have questions regarding certain aspects of the plot, such 'Why was Ygdrassil, and The Norns, in London instead of Oslo, but the fast moving pace pushed my questions aside. This is a novel, and a trilogy, I would recommend anyone to read - it is exciting and frightening enough to be enjoyed by children, whilst also having enough substance to keep adult readers gripped feverishly. More Quoth, please!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Format:Audio Cassette|Amazon Verified Purchase
Have been searching for the final part of this on cassette for a few years. Listening to it in the car. A bit more disjointed than the first two but exciting nontheless. Recomend it to both young and old alike with various concepts woven through it that all age groups can pick out while listening. Some of the 'reveals' are a bit obvious but then it is a story for the younger agegroup.
Format:Hardcover
What a climatic end to a fantastic tale! We see Neil Chapman fighting off the horrific Frost Giants, Ursula finally revealing her ultimate plan, and a powerful foe to reckon with! I loved this book; it was such a sad tale yet filled with adventure and suspense that keeps you yearning. It was so good; I wish Philip Pullman had made another to add history to the trilogy like 'Lyra's Oxford'. Chilling throughout, it holds you captivated. I especially enjoyed the blasts to the past when we see the sad history of the Sisters unfold. A must buy! Read em and weep.
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Brilliant
This book is easily the best in the Wyrd Museum series, followed by the Raven's Knot. It is an overwhelming and exhilarating mass of death and destruction.
Published on 3 Jun 2004
The final strand in the fatal web of fate
This is the fantastic conclusion to the Wyrd Museum Trilogy. The First two books, which ideally you must read first, are 'The Woven Path' and 'The Raven's Knot'. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2001 by Prof. Lupin
One of the best books by the best author
If you even try to attempt reading this, make sure you've read the first two parts of the series. It is, without a doubt, one of the best of Jarvis's books. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2001
A fitting end to a magnificent trilogy...
After the emotionally shattering death which ended the last instalment in this superb trilogy, it is not long before the Gallows God is continuing his assault on the remaining... Read more
Published on 26 Sep 1999
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