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The Dead Men Stood Together


No. of pages 272

Published: 2014

Great for age 6-12 years

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In a harbour town long ago, a boy is entranced by his uncles stories of adventure in lands far away. Ignoring the crazy talk of the harbour pilots son about the uncle being the Devil, the boy boards a ship with his uncle. But the uncle soon makes enemies of the captain and crew and, in frustration at their superstition, kills an albatross that has befriended the ship. As the ship sails on, madness and death ensue, and the boy and the crew face unimaginable horrors. A superbly gripping and haunting tale for fans of all classic horror.

 

 

There are 272 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Chris Priestley, author of Jail-breaker Jack (Hodder), Dog Magic (Transworld, shortlisted for the Children's Book Award) and My Story: Battle of Britain (Scholastic).

 

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The gradual build-up of horror . . . is exquisitely done. My insides were still untangling themselves hours after I had closed the book * Sunday Telegraph *

 

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