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Here Be Monsters: The Ratbridge Chronicles Volume 1 Hardcover – 1 Sep 2005

by Alan Snow (Author)

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Welcome to Ratbridge. But beware - for there is skulduggery afoot. Arthur has fallen foul of the appalling Snatcher and is trapped alone in the town, with no way home. Meanwhile Snatcher and his men are working tirelessly in secret on a fiendish and dastardly plan to take over Ratbridge - and the world. With the help of Willbury Nibble QC, some friendly boxtrolls and cabbage-heads, Marjorie the frustrated inventor, and the rats and pirates from the Ratbridge Nautical Laundry, can Arthur thwart Snatcher's evil plans - and find his way home? Illustrated throughout with hundreds of the author's incredible black and white drawings, this unmissable debut novel will entrance readers of all ages, and looks certain to become a new classic.

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Hardcover: 544 pages
Publisher: OUP Oxford (1 Sept. 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0192719645
ISBN-13: 978-0192719645
Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 4.4 x 21.8 cm
Average Customer Review: 20 customer reviews
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 615,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #10300 in Books > Children's Books > Fiction > Family, Friends & Social Issues
- #11438 in Books > Children's Books > Fiction > Science Fiction & Fantasy
- #11629 in Books > Young Adult > Literature & Fiction > General

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With belting characters, adorable illustrations and other fantastic inventions it will keep a child’s appetite for fun fully satisfied. -- The Big Issue, August 29, 2005

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Gormenghast meets the Goons - the start of an astonishing new fiction series from one of the UK's top illustrators.

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and other good hearted wee monsters and misfits save a town from ...

ByDarren Reynoldson 13 July 2017

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Pirate rats with a laundry, mad scientists, and other good hearted wee monsters and misfits save a town from vicious, cheese hunting toffs. What is not to love.

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One Fantasic book

ByGeorgioon 12 January 2006

Format: Hardcover

I absolutley LOVED this book. When i first got it, it was soooooo looking foward to it. Alan Snow is a brilliant aurthor. Anyone who sent in a bad review is a nutter! I loved the part where Tom and Kipper control the doll using Grandfathers invention, and the part where the gianormous rat explodes and covers everywhere with cheese. J.K.Rowling, move aside because Alan Snow is here!

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More boxtrolls please Mr Snow

ByA customeron 21 January 2006

Format: Hardcover

We initially picked up this book because of the wonderful illustrations, and were delighted to find that the story and characters were just as enjoyable. Inventiveness and humour spring from the page, and the story cracks along at a good pace, too: the whole book is a joy to read. Please, Mr Snow, may we have more adventures of Arthur and his friends? Especially Tom and Kipper... and most especially of all Fish the boxtroll.

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One-way ticket to Ratbridge, please!

ByHani Lizzy Son 18 August 2006

Format: Paperback

I was convinced to buy this book merely by the cover illustration. The sheer absurdity of a small being in a tatty box enticed my sense of intregue and I ordered it the next day.

The world of Ratbridge, the tale's setting, is on the outside an idyll working town. But the sheer imagination that has gone into creating the different quirks and twists of the crazy little world is clearly evident, and enraptures in turn the imaginations of young and old alike. (Many times I have had to wrestle said book off my mother...)

The story has something for everyone. A lively, pacy style of writing conveys action and prose in a style appealing to all ages. The surreal creatures inhabiting the underworld of ratbridge, the stereotypically (but not in a necessarily bad way) evil calculus of the Ratbridge Cheese Guild, the plucky young hero, Arthur and his mentor Willbury Nibble QC (retired.) and (trust me, you have to read the book to understand this part) the well-deserved fate of the women with hexagonal buttocks!

You can't really review this without revealing the plot, so I leave on this note: A story for all from six to sixty-six. Appealing to children because of the lively, action-packed page-turner this book happens to be, and for parents... trying to recapure lost youth with a children's book? Try the Ratbridge Chronicles.

You'll never look at Cheese the same way.

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Great!

ByTom, age 10on 30 October 2005

Format: Hardcover

It's really great. It's exciting and imaginative. There are loads of wacky ideas and really strange creatures. I liked the pirates who get stuck in the canal and start a laundry. At first I thought I wouldn't like it because it's a really thick book but once I started reading it, I wanted to know what happened in the end. I loved the drawings, especially the War Rat. I can't wait for the next book.

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Brilliant!!

ByAmazon Customeron 16 October 2005

Format: Hardcover

I totally loved this book! Especially the boxtrolls - all the characters are original and imaginative. i can't begin to imagine how the author got his inspiration to make up all these different creatures. It's similar to fantasy - a mix of humans, elves and other creatures but in Here Be Monsters there's humans and rats and talking cheese (which are unfairly used by the rats to gain town domination) - it's simply a whole different world.
I think this is a wonderful book and any child would enjoy it. The illustrations are brilliant and make it even more of an enjoyable read.
I cant't give anything more but praise. Fab book, and i look forward to the next volume!

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Just watch the film!

Bystyloon 9 November 2014

Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase

I didn't like the style of writing and found the story predictable - the film is meant to be much better than the book.

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A strange world.

ByM Bradleyon 16 February 2015

Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase

An enjoyable romp through a strange world. I am not entirely sure what to make of it but it was worth reading.

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