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OverviewSophie must play the role of the Clockwork Queen in order to free her father in this page-turning historical adventure from Cogheart author Peter Bunzl. Chess prodigy Sophie Peshka inherited her love of the game from her grandmaster father. But now that he has been imprisoned in the dungeons of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg by powerful Empress Catherine the Great, Sophie must use all her strategic skill and cunning to help him escape. Part of Sophie’s plan involves an incredible chess-playing automaton called the Clockwork Queen, but will the Queen be able to outwit the Empress in a game where the stakes are a matter of life and death? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Bunzl , Lia VisirinPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.220kg ISBN: 9781800900806ISBN 10: 1800900805 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 02 June 2022 Recommended Age: 8 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children's (6-12) Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"""This rollercoaster adventure is a thrill ride not to be missed ... Full of all the visual drama and rich imagination that have brought [Peter Bunzl] such success"" -- Lancashire Evening Post “Imaginative, captivating and heart-warming ... Sophie is a character that readers will take into their hearts” - Books for Topics “An absolute cracker ... Intrigue and mystery hang firmly in the air and exciting story-telling ensure a genuine page-turner ... A superb piece of historical fiction” -- A Word About Books ""Exciting and moves with pace. The language used by Peter Bunzl is accessible but challenging ... When the action moves to St. Petersburg there is a brooding atmosphere of wealth and danger"" -- Just Imagine “Eighteenth century Russia, Catherine the Great, high-stakes chess and Trojan horse style intrigue combine to create a gripping story you won’t be able to put down” -- Scope for the Imagination" This rollercoaster adventure is a thrill ride not to be missed ... Full of all the visual drama and rich imagination that have brought [Peter Bunzl] such success -- Lancashire Evening Post Imaginative, captivating and heart-warming ... Sophie is a character that readers will take into their hearts - Books for Topics An absolute cracker ... Intrigue and mystery hang firmly in the air and exciting story-telling ensure a genuine page-turner ... A superb piece of historical fiction -- A Word About Books Exciting and moves with pace. The language used by Peter Bunzl is accessible but challenging ... When the action moves to St. Petersburg there is a brooding atmosphere of wealth and danger -- Just Imagine Eighteenth century Russia, Catherine the Great, high-stakes chess and Trojan horse style intrigue combine to create a gripping story you won't be able to put down -- Scope for the Imagination Author InformationPeter grew up in South London in a rambling Victorian house with three cats, two dogs, one sister, an antique-dealer dad and an artist mum. He is a BAFTA-winning animator, as well as a writer and film-maker. Like Lily and Robert, he loves adventures and reading penny dreadfuls, but wishes dearly that he had a mechanical fox called Malkin. Shadowsea is his fourth novel. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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