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Buried Fire

  • Imprint: Corgi Childrens

  • ISBN: 9780552573207

  • Length: 304  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 19mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 213g

  • RRP: £7.99

Buried Fire

Two brothers, Michael and Stephen MacIntyre, together with their sister Sarah and the local vicar Tom Aubrey, uncover a deadly secret buried near their village. But time is short: can they prevent the awakening of an ancient evil before its powers corrupt them for ever?

  • Imprint: Corgi Childrens

  • ISBN: 9780552573207

  • Length: 304  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 19mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 213g

  • RRP: £7.99

Reviews

  • Jonathan Stroud writes like a seasoned veteran with a voice all his own, and tells a cracking story that races to a strong climax

    Daily Telegraph

  • An atmospheric and gripping debut

    The Times

  • An impressive debut

    Observer

  • A well-written, intensely imagined first novel

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About the Author

Jonathan Stroud

Jonathan Stroud was born in Bedford in 1970. After studying English Literature at York University, he moved to London, where he worked as an editor in a publishing firm. He is also the author of the best-selling BARTIMAEUS sequence, which is published in 35 languages and has sold 6 million copies worldwide, and also of four other novels: HEROES OF THE VALLEY, THE LAST SIEGE, THE LEAP and BURIED FIRE. He lives in Hertfordshire with his family. He has yet to see a ghost, but is keeping his eyes open.

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Bake some ghost Halloween cupcakes

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