Fastpaced and frightening, silver is a tale set on the fringes of science and horrora story about the struggle to survive in the face of impossible odds. Silver by chris wooding and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Paul is the new kid at mortingham boarding academy, and he has a dark secret. I just really wanted to write a siege thriller, a tickingclock kind of story set in an enclosed environment, but with kids instead of guntoting adults as the. With a dry story with equally dry characters to accompany it, you wont want to reach the end. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His first book, crashing, which he wrote at the age of nineteen, was published in 1998 when he was twentyone. Silver by chris wooding by brenden vincent on prezi. Summary passage mark said, the beetle looks like silver metal not the color silver. When a boy is bitten by a strange silver beetle, he becomes the first victi. Trade publishing international about scholastic customer service contact us. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Silver by chris wooding overdrive rakuten overdrive. I will definitely be reading other chris wooding s books in the future, and i will be looking forward to other books he publishes.
Inside you can find details on published and upcoming books, read excerpts and interviews. Erika thinks that she and caitlyn are best friends, but shes wrong. When a boy is bitten by a strange silver beetle, he becomes the first victim of a mysterious infection. The premise for silver by author chris wooding was mysterious and had me interested in finding out where the novel was headed. When strange insects assault a remote boarding school in england, the kids try to save the day in this tense pageturner. Wooding has morphed a traditional english boardingschool storybullies, evil headmaster, wellintentioned teacher, and romantic dramainto a horror survival story that would make william golding. The 5th book ive read by chris wooding and arguably the best, although theyve all been fantastic. Chris wooding is a british writer born in leicester, and now living in london. As the new boy at school, paul keeps a family tragedy a secret, but his experience in coping with it thrusts him into a leadership position when an unfamiliar, silver. Chris wooding grew up in a small town in leicestershire, where not much of anything happened. So maybe i approached this with my expectations too high. Silver has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
Some of us are born in the right place, and some of us have to go look for it. Terrified me at times and was pretty freaking addictive for a book. I just really wanted to write a siege thriller, a tickingclock kind of story set in an enclosed environment, but with kids instead of guntoting adults as the protagonists. Same thing happened during the iron jackal when i was writing the ketty jay books, and during the last of the braided path books. When a boy is bitten by a strange silver beetle, he becomes the first. Use the menu above to navigate the website, or click a book on the right. The fade is a standalone with, as of now, no plans for a sequel with a strong, unique female protagonist. In conclusion, silver is a poor attempt at a novel. The official internet resource on the british sffantasyya author. Featuring elements of fantasy and horror which would.
Silver by chris wooding hardcover book the parent store. Silver by chris wooding books, resources, supplies. I was expecting some sort of generic dystopic novel and was surprised to find that silver is not your everyday outbreak story. This is a really good book and i kinda wished caitlyn didnt turn into an. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Use the menu above to navigate the website, or click a book. After being out of print for many years, the broken sky trilogy is at last. Silver by chris wooding meet your next favorite book.
Silver by chris wooding book cover, description, publication history. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read silver. Releasing his first novel in 1998, chris wooding would mark his debut with the novel catchman, which was written under the point horror brand. Silver book by chris wooding half price books marketplace. Brenden vincent paul is trying to fit in with the popular group, at lunch he runs into adam and spills his lunch and adam throws a punch at paul and he dodges the punch then they get in a. Find books like silver from the worlds largest community of readers. Firstly, i was getting pretty burned out, and them chapters werent coming as easy as they did. Silver by chris wooding book trailer by ambra f youtube. Featuring elements of fantasy and horror which would become trademark to him in the years to follow, it would introduce readers worldwide to an exciting new talent. Brenden vincent paul is trying to fit in with the popular group, at lunch he runs into adam and spills his lunch and adam.
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