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LoveReading4Kids Says
A welcome return for Will Gallows, a charming sky cowboy hero who is willing to risk all. When Will’s uncle is accused of a crime he didn’t commit, Will is determined to prove his innocence. Uncovering a sinister plot as he does so, it’s a quest in which young Will risks his life as he does battle with the deadly thunder dragons. Action packed, this is an inventive story with a host of larger-than-life characters.
Reviewed by Julia Eccleshare M.B.EJulia Eccleshare has a lifetime of working within children’s books as a critic, an editor, an author and a commentator.
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The West Rock is crumbling. Land is fast becoming more precious than gold. Sky cowboy Will Gallows, having fled his home, is soon caught up in a bitter land feud between the cowboy settlers of the eastern arm and the elf 'braves' of Gung-Choux village.
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Will Gallows and the Thunder Dragon's Roar Synopsis
The West Rock is crumbling. Land is fast becoming more precious than gold. Sky cowboy Will Gallows, having fled his home, is soon caught up in a bitter land feud between the cowboy settlers of the eastern arm and the elf 'braves' of Gung-Choux village.
With battle looming, Will sets out to save his uncle from the hangman's noose. A quest that leads him to the rock's edge, where deadly thunder-dragons roam, and where he stumbles on a treacherous plot to drive the elf tribes off the eastern arm forever.
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9781849393287 |
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2nd February 2012 |
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Derek Keilty |
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Andersen Press Ltd |
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Paperback |
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282 pages |
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Will Gallows |
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Press Reviews
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Praise for Will Gallows and the Snake Bellied Troll:
‘There’s a thrill on every page.’ - Richard and Judy Book Club
'Like Eoin Colfer, Derek Landy and Garret Carr, it is full of Irish wit, dystopian vision and musicality. Extremely funny and utterly bonkers.’ - The Times
'I can't remember a book that so successfully merges two completely different genres so convincingly, and engagingly . . . I can easily recommend it.' - John Lloyd, The Bookbag
‘Captures the imagination and rips you through a thrilling adventure. Funny, fresh and thoroughly unique. A cracking read.’ Children's Books Ireland
‘An ingenious amalgam of western and fantasy with a whole lot of humour added in.’ - The School Librarian
‘You can’t fail to like Will Gallows.’ Sebastian Westwood, 10 yrs old, Red House Book Club
'This cowboy's riding to an exciting new frontier in fiction.' Joseph Delaney, author of The Spook's Apprentice
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About Derek Keilty
Derek Keilty is the author of more than fourteen books for children, one of which was selected for the Richard and Judy Kids’ book club in 2012 and shortlisted for the Children’s Books Ireland Book of the Year. His books have been translated into many different languages and Flyntlock Bones was recently nominated for the Fantastic Book Awards and long listed for the Spark! School Book Awards. His latest series is Ivy Newt in Miracula which the Lancashire Post described as, 'The perfect book to launch youngsters into a lifetime of reading.’
Derek was born in Belfast where he still lives with his wife, Elaine, and twin daughters. Derek divides his time between writing and taking storytelling and creative writing workshops to schools and libraries.
Will Gallows and the Snake-Bellied Troll was Derek’s debut novel for children although previously, he had published several educational books. He began writing in 2000 as a new millennium resolution and hasn’t looked back.
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