Spellfall
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 Spellfall hardback front cover |
|
| Author | Katherine Roberts |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | The Chicken House |
| Released | 19 October 2000 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 239 pp (first edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | ISBN 1903434025 |
| Preceded by | N/A |
| Followed by | N/A |
Spellfall is a fantasy novel by Katherine Roberts, published on October 19, 2000 by The Chicken House and aimed at pre-teens.
Contents |
[edit] Plot introduction
The story concerns a 12 year old girl named Natalie who is kidnapped by a wizard named Hawk who needs her to join his spellclave (group of bonded spellmages) to receive the Power of Thirteen and invade Earthaven (an enchanted realm) to get revenge on the Spell Lords that banished him for breaking a treaty.
[edit] Literary criticism
The majority of reviewers were positive concerning Spellfall for example the Sunday Times were quoted as saying the novel was "Involving and suspenseful" [1] and the Voice of Young Advocates "highly recommended" it [1].
Negative points were brought up by Goodtoread.org commented that "You're never sure just how incompetent any of the magical characters really are, and you never really feel for any of them except Merlin" also saying "You're not sure just how seriously you're supposed to take the magical aspects of the story" [2].
Other good comments came from Jean Ure who said Spellfall was "A spellbinder! I raced enchanted through every twist and turn." , The Observer who said "A welcome and well-written addition to the sorcery genre" [1] and the Gary Dalkin, British Science Fiction Association who said "...keeps the adventure, twists, turns and thrills coming at a breathless pace." [3].
[edit] Release details
- 2001, UK, Chicken House Ltd, ISBN 1903434173, Pub date June 1, 2001, Paperback
- 2001, UK, Element Books Ltd, ISBN 0439296536, Pub date September, 2001, Hardback
- 2003, US, Chicken House Ltd, ISBN 0439472202, Pub date April 1, 2003, Paperback
- 2003, US, Turtleback Books Distributed, ISBN 0606281193, Pub Date April 2003, Hardback
- 2007, UK, Chicken House Ltd, ISBN 1905294220, Pub Date March 5, 2007, Paperback (recover)
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Chicken House homepage - reviewers comments [1]
- ^ Goodtoread.org review [2]
- ^ Katherine Roberts' homepage - Spellfall section [3]
