Floodland (novel)
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| Author | Marcus Sedgwick |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Orion Children's Books |
| Publication date | 2 Mar 2000 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 128 pp (first edition, paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 1858817633 |
Floodland is a children's fantasy novel by Marcus Sedgwick, published on March 2, 2000 by Orion Children's Books and aimed at teens and young adults. Floodland won the Branford Boase Award in 2001 for an outstanding first published novel.
[edit] Plot introduction
Floodland is set in the near future where most of the United Kingdom is covered by water. The storyline concerns a girl named Zoe who is left behind after her family flees the floods. She is left alone in the ruins of Norwich but escapes to Eels Island (Ely Cathedral) where she discovers a sinister society run by a strange boy.
