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by Chris Wooding (Author) "ONCE upon a time there was a young lady who lived in a marsh, and her name was Poison ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Scholastic Press; 1st edition (21 Mar 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 043998162X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0439981620
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.8 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 977,002 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Poison is a gripping and malevolent tale from master storyteller Chris Wooding. Enter a world where humans are the vermin; a gruesome, nightmarish land of malicious tricksters and evil disguised as beauty. This is no phaerie tale...
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic story from a fantastic writer, 21 May 2003
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Poison is another brilliant book by Chris Wooding. If you liked The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray, then you'll love this. I couldn't put it down until the very end. It has an original storyline and is fast-paced and exciting. Even if you haven't read any of Wooding's other books, you'll probably like this if you liked books by Philip Pullman, William Nicholson or Garth Nix.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't listen to the other review!!!!, 19 May 2004
This review is from: Poison (Paperback)
I have read the haunting of alaizabel cray and i hated it. I bought this believing i would most probably hate it was well. But no! The story is well thought out and quiet freaky in parts (especially at the spider-lady's castle). Poison (the main character) does win your sympathy and The Phaerie lord Aelthar is a charcater rather reminiscent of Jareth (Labyrinth) which i definetly like. This book is well worth the £4.49 or wwhatever it costs and. It is a dark, gothic tale as you can imagine it being when having a leading lady named Poison. Five stars, definetley!!!
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3.0 out of 5 stars pretty basic - but well imagined, 17 Dec 2007
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pretty basic but vividly imagined novel from chris wooding. the plot within a plot is fun - twisty and about lives being written in books - a very circular narrative structure - which was fun.
however it was just a bit on the dull side - i read it after the braided path books - which were awesome - and this just pails in comparison. enjoyable but since outclassed by the author himself this book was an okay fun read
6/10
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not so much dark as a kind of shade of light gray
-------WARNING------SPOILERS AS ALWAYS-----------

Poison, as the name suggests, is a story, penned by Chris Wooding of the Haunting of Alaizabel Cray fame, following... Read more
Published 2 months ago by TXFanatic

5.0 out of 5 stars dark fairytale
a very dark fairytale, in which Poisons baby sister is swapped for a changeling. She then embarks on a journey to save her sister from the phaeries in a twisted world of witches... Read more
Published 6 months ago by rubbah

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favourite Book
I read this novel annually and I never tire of it. Wooding's language desribes the environment so well it enchants readers and beckons you to forget your own world. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Countess

4.0 out of 5 stars A story within a story.....
I had had this for quite awhile, as I bought it after reading "The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray" which was a really fantastic book. Read more
Published on 30 May 2007 by George Stringer

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderous Wooding
Wooding graces us with another refreshingly brilliant story line. He has an amazing ability to create extensive plot lines without the need to make any of the characters seem over... Read more
Published on 28 May 2006 by Huni

5.0 out of 5 stars Poison is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Poison was the best book I ever read!!! There's no other words to decribe it other than, fantastic, brilliant, total genius!!! Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2006 by thejaffacakequeen

5.0 out of 5 stars I took a chance you should too!
Before I read "poison" I had only read the "weavers of Saraymr" and even that was a while ago, I found poison purely by accident and thought why not. Read more
Published on 3 May 2005 by gothic_reader

5.0 out of 5 stars Poison- reveiw by cheese on toast
Not in the same league as '...Alaizabel Cray', but lets face it that was incredible. Still, WOW! To be honest I was gripped from the moment Chris revealed that 'Poison' was... Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2005

2.0 out of 5 stars Hardly Poisonuus, but not Haunting
I picked this up expecting it to be a sequel of kinds to Wooding's previous book, The Hauunting of Alaizable Cray. Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars SO utterly amazing and brilliant!
What a bizarre read! This book transports you to a world that you never ever thought would exist. You can feel the magic and tension filling up from the very first page. Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2003

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