ABOUT THIS BOOK

WHEN TOMAS AND HIS SON, Peter, settle in Chust as woodcutters, Tomas digs a channel of fast-flowing waters around their hut, so they have their own little island kingdom. Peter doesn't understand why his father has done this, nor why his father carries a long, battered box, whose mysterious contents he is forbidden to know.

But Tomas is a man with a past: a past that is tracking him with deadly intent, and when the dead of Chust begin to rise from their graves, both father and son must face a soulless enemy and a terrifying destiny.


REVIEWS

"A finely written, bone-chilling gothic tale." - Publishing News

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly (circ: 34,456), November 12, 2007:
"Sedgwick knows his way around a gothic setting, and readers will likely devour this bone-chiller."


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Marcus Sedgwick is the award-winning author of several books, including The Dark Horse, The Book of Dead Days, and The Foreshadowing. He is a sales representative for Walker Books in London, and lives in Sussex, England.


AWARDS

WINNER 2008 - ALA Best Books for Young Adults



RELATED LINKS

Click here for the BookTalk for My Swordhand is Singing
Click here for Marcus Sedgwick’s printable Author Bio