Count Karlstein, Or the Ride of the Demon Huntsman [Hardcover]

Philip Pullman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 4, 2002

Count Karlstein, or The Ride of the Demon Huntsman, was Philip Pullman's first novel for children, published by Chatto and Windus in 1982. It is a wonderful gothic melodrama which he first wrote as a play for school-children when he was an English teacher. Two young girls are in danger: their wicked uncle has made a bargain to hand them over to the terrifying Demon Huntsman, and it's up to a young maidservant called Hildi to rescue them.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Philip Pullman has won the Smarties Prize Gold Award, for "The Firework-Maker's Daughter", the Guardian Fiction Award, the Carnegie Medal for "Northern Lights" and the Whitbread Prize for "The Amber Spyglass". His other books include "The Ruby in the Smoke", "Clockwork", "I Was a Rat" and "Spring-Heeled Jack". --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 259 pages
• Publisher: Transworld Childrens Hardbacks; New ed. edition (November 4, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385605110
• ISBN-13: 978-0385605113
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,768,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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