Count Karlstein: or The Ride of the Demon Huntsman

Philip Pullman

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Published by Corgi, part of Random House Children's Publishers UK

Illustrated by Patrice Aggs

Format: Paperback

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EAN: 9780440862666
Published: 1 Oct 1998

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Synopsis

Who would dare venture outdoors on All Souls' Eve knowing that Zamiel the Demon Huntsman is on the prowl? But evil Count Karlstein has struck a bargain with Zamiel - and his two young nieces Charlotte and Lucy stand to lose out in the pact. What can the girls do to escape their fate?

Brilliantly informed by a variety of classic, and not so classic, sources, this tale gallops along at high speed and is a highly visual and very unusual book.

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What the critics say

Any youngster who likes ghostly tales of the macabre accompanied with much humour will get a lot of fun from this unusual book
- Junior Bookshelf

Glorious Translyvanian spoof
- Daily Telegraph

Ingeniously-designed comic-cum-novel, a gothic pastiche that can be read as simple fun or as a literary lesson
- Guardian

A masterly storyteller
- Independent

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About the Author

Philip Pullman is one of the most highly acclaimed children's authors of the decade. He has been on the shortlist of just about every major children's book award in the last few years, and has won the Smarties Prize (Gold Award, 9-11 age category) for THE FIREWORK-MAKER'S DAUGHTER and the prestigious Carnegie Medal for NORTHERN LIGHTS. He was the first children's author ever to win the Whitbread Prize for his novel THE AMBER SPYGLASS. A film of NORTHERN LIGHTS (THE GOLDEN COMPASS) was made in 2008 by New Line Cinema. He lives in Oxford.