Slate Mountain [Paperback]

Mark Leyland (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

A chilling fantasy adventure about children whose nightmares come to life. The shadowy creatures from their dreams steal them away from their homes, sometimes from their own time, and set them to work, building a weapon for their own destruction.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 034071607X
• ISBN-13: 978-0340716076
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,859,708 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars History meets Sci-Fi, April 23, 2001

By 

[e-mail] (UK Central England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Slate Mountain (Paperback)

A worthy winner of the Katherine Fidler awards, this science fiction fantasy enthrals from the first page. The young girl, Ros, is our central character. New to the area, she experiences all the frustrations, rejections and bitterness that accompanies re-location. But she also experiences strange dreams that disturb her - she hates the night! The mystery unfolds at a good rate and keeps the reader guessing. When all is revealed the characters come together, some strong willed, some with insecurities but each one carefully developed and built upon during the course of the story. There are characters from Norse times, some from the future and even alien life forms all bought together by an unknown entity whose purpose is the destruction of Earth. A well crafted story, paced and carefully constructed to give a satisfactory read. The characters are rounded and believable and it was good to get to know each one during the story. The ending was a bit sudden but in all I enjoyed the adventure.