A spine chilling tale, perfectly balance and driven by the tick, tock, tick, tock of the clock, Clockwork is a story within a story. Hope, ambition, cowardice, greed and the importance of true love are blended as the stories unfold against a deep-winter background. Big themes are cleverly explored within a stunning story.
From the master storyteller comes a tale of gothic mystery as elegantly crafted as the most intricate clockwork. A tormented apprentice clock-maker - and a deadly knight in armour. A mechanical prince - and the sinister Dr Kalmenius, who some say is the devil- Compelling characters and superbly constructed narrative create a story that is funny, frightening, exciting, and clever.
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Traditional Tales Thrillers Crime & Mystery Fantasy / Magical Historical Fiction Short Stories |
From the master storyteller comes a tale of gothic mystery as elegantly crafted as the most intricate clockwork. A tormented apprentice clock-maker - and a deadly knight in armour.
Clockwork, or, All Wound Up features in the following genres: Traditional Tales, Thrillers, Crime & Mystery, Fantasy / Magical, Historical Fiction, Short Stories
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Clockwork, or, All Wound Up was written by and published by Random House Children's Books
Clockwork, or, All Wound Up has 92 pages