the Brisk, Addictive Thriller, Now In Paperback!
sleator, A Recognized Master Of Sci-fi And Horror And A Favorite Of Reluctant Readers, Is A Paperback Powerhouse, With More Than 600,000 Copies Of His Novels Sold In Softcover. Here He Gives Fans A Spin On The Classic Zombie Story, Following Sixteen-year-old Ken As He Bargains With A Psychic To Gain Immortality, Only To Awaken One Night With Blood-spattered Clothes And The Realization That He's Sold More Than His Soul.
author Bio: For More Than Thirty Years, William Sleator Has Thrilled Readers With His Inventive Books. His house Of Stairs Was Named One Of The Best Novels Of The Twentieth Century By The Young Adult Library Services Association. He Divides His Time Between Homes In Boston And Rural Thailand.
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sleator (house Of Stairs) Journeys To The Voodoo-zombie Lore Of The Caribbean For His Latest Thriller, About A Boy Whose Fear Of Death Prompts Him To Give Up His Mortal Soul. Narrator Ken Has Just Buried His Best Friend Who Was Killed In A Plane Crash, And The Experience Has Left Him Obsessed With Death. The Child Of Rich New Yorkers, Ken Visits A Voodoo Priestess Who Offers To Remove His Soul And Put It Somewhere Safe, Making Him Invulnerable. He Pays The $50 Fee, The Spell Works, And Ken Finds That Not Only Can He Incite A Beating From The School Bullies (their Punches Do No Damage To Him But Practically Break Their Fists), He Can Sustain A Shark Attack And Come Out Unscathed. But Hideous Nightmares Soon Plague Him, Dreams In Which He Kills People He Does Not Know, And He Learns That The Murders Are Actually Happening, That His Wayward Soul Is Being Used As An Astral Assassin By The Bokor (a Voodoo Priest Who Practices Black Magic). Initially, Ken Is Completely Unlikable, But He Quickly Learns His Lesson, And By Mid-point He Has Evolved Into An Interesting, Conflicted Hero. His Dreams Offer Clues As To His Soul's Whereabouts, And He Goes In Search Of It. A Few Gaps In Logic (how Can He Have Feelings For Sabine-the One Who Explains To Him About The Voodoo Practices-if He Is Soulless?) Do Not Diminish An Overall Sophisticated Horror Story Told At A Brisk, Addictive Pace. Ages 12-17. (mar.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Horror
- Zombies
- Horror
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Author : Sleator, William
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2005-04-01
Number Of Pages : 184
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0810987902
ISBN-13 : 9780810987906
Item weight : 0.49 lb
Dimensions : 0.55 in x 5.04 in x 6.85 in
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