Speed of Darkness

#4 Chronoptika Quartet

Catherine Fisher

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English

HODDER SF/FANTASY
12 April 2016

Fantasy; Science fiction (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA); Fairies; Young Adult Fantasy; Magic; Dark and Gritty; Young Adult Fantasy

Series: Shakespeare Quartet

Science fiction, myth, time travel and Shakespearean wit and playfulness combine in a stunning sequence of huge imaginative power - the Shakespeare Quartet ...

The Speed of Darkness concludes the series which began with The Obsidian Mirror, then moved on through The Box of Red Brocade and The Door in the Moon.

In this final volume, a great storm brews out at sea and batters the Devon coast, flooding vast swathes of land. At Wintercombe Abbey the preceding weeks have been spent in a ferment of experimentation, as Jake Wilde's father, David and Maskelyne work furiously on Operation Leah. They have been practising changing tiny events in the past, in preparation for the rescue of Venn's wife Leah from death, the culmination of their work with the Obsidian Mirror. But in the aftermath of the storm, the Abbey is a drowned house. Where is the Mirror? What has happened to the two halves of the Janus coin? Whose is the mysterious boat wrecked up on the nearby beach? And what plans of mischief and mayhem lay in store for Halloween - the day chosen for Leah's return?

By: Catherine Fisher
Imprint: HODDER SF/FANTASY
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 3
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 149mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9781444926323
ISBN 10: 1444926322
Series: Shakespeare Quartet
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 12 April 2016
Recommended Age: From 11 to 16 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.geocities.com/catherinefisheruk/

Catherine Fisher is an award-winning fantasy writer and author of the New York Times bestseller Incarceron. The Oracle was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award 2003, The Conjuror's Game for the Smarties Award, and The Snow-Walker's Son for the WH Smith Mind Boggling Award. She has also been shortlisted and has won the Tir-Na-n'Og Award. Author of many books for children and two volumes of award-winning poetry, she is particularly well-known in Wales and spent two years as the first Welsh Young People's Laureate.

Reviews for Speed of Darkness (#4 Chronoptika Quartet)

Certain to elevate Fisher's status in the world of British fantasy. * The Daily Telegraph * A wonderful follow-up to The Obsidian Mirror. * Bookbag * A captivating web of fantasy... fantastic. * Daily Record *