"Bursting with magical ideas, this is a fabulous adventure story packed-full of invention and surprise"
October 2020 Debut of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month October 2020
Imogen’s life at home is not all perfect so it’s no surprise that she follows the strange silver moth that arrives from nowhere – even when it leads her through a door in a tree! And there’s no stopping her little sister Marie from following…Like any magic opening, the door leads the two girls into an extraordinary world where almost anything can – and will – happen! As in the best traditions of children’s stories, Imogen and Marie meet a wealth of larger-than-life characters including a spoiled prince and a dancing bear as they journey through a richly-imagined world of possibilities. Chris Riddell’s illustrations bring the magic to life perfectly.
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Join Imogen and Mary as they journey to a fantastical world. Not all is at it first seems. Will you work out what’s really going on before they do??
By following a moth, aka a special key, Imogen and Mary are soon plummeted into a world of different tribes and ferocious monsters called the Skret. They meet a prince called Miro whose parents were killed by the Skret and whose uncle has assumed the throne in this fantastical world. But not all is as it seems at first.
I really liked this story and the character, Zuby.... Read Full Review
An exciting, thrilling, magical adventure that makes you feel as if you really are there in the novel having adventures alongside the characters. I loved it and highly recommend it to anyone!
I don't even know where to start - the book The Shadow Moth, is so so good! First of all, I was absolutely blown away by the amount of detail in the cover. It looks amazing, so magical and just wow! Right from the start this books makes you feel as though you are actually there in the novel and you really are Imogen or Marie. I loved that I felt like I was really in this magical world having adventures right alongside the characters. The amount of detail in the writing was just incredible, so descriptive and beautifully written. Sometimes I find that very long books can get a bit boring but this one never does as the plot is exciting, fast paced and magical.... Read Full Review
A brilliant adventure story about a strange new world!
Imogen and Marie are two normal girls who one day end up going through a mysterious magical door in a tree. They end up in a castle with a strange boy who is a Prince and they have a wonderful, but sometimes scary adventure to try and find a way home.
Sometimes the character names were a bit confusing because they weren't names I've read before and there were quite a few unusual characters. But the story was brilliant. I could imagine myself in the castle exploring and finding things. The forest world was quite strange and the creatures there too but I found them all quite funny. I like No to the Prince the best. I think people who like stories about magic and adventure and strange new worlds will really enjoy reading this.... Read Full Review
With all the magic of Narnia and the humour of Mary Poppins, this is a future middle grade fantasy classic - and the beginning of an unforgettable journey... Imogen should be nice to her little sister Marie. She should be nice to her mum's boyfriend too. And she certainly shouldn't follow a strange silver moth through a door in a tree.
But then... who does what they're told? Followed by Marie, Imogen finds herself falling into a magical kingdom where the two sisters are swept up in a thrilling race against time - helped by the spoiled prince of the kingdom, a dancing bear, a very grumpy hunter... and even the stars above them.
Thrilling, sharply funny, and with characters you will fall in love with, A Clock of Stars is a timeless fantasy from an astonishing new voice.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed A Clock of Stars: The Shadow Moth and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
A Clock of Stars: The Shadow Moth features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Debuts of the Month, Fantasy / Magical, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Featured Books for 9+ readers
A Clock of Stars: The Shadow Moth is available in Paperback, Hardback
A Clock of Stars: The Shadow Moth was written by Francesca Gibbons and published by HarperCollins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
A Clock of Stars: The Shadow Moth has 479 pages
Yes it is part of A Clock of Stars series
£8.09
