And the Ocean Was Our Sky

A full-colour, exquisitely illustrated retelling of Moby Dick from the whales' perspective, exploring death, war, power and obsession by a multi-award-winning author

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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"Mind-bendingly brilliant and fearlessly strange." – Frances Hardinge"A haunting, lyrical fable." – The Bookseller"Awe-inspiring." – The Times, Children's Book of the WeekFrom the multi-award-winning author of A Monster Calls comes a haunting tale of power and obsession that turns the story of Moby Dick upside down.The whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt. Led by the formidable Captain Alexandra, they fight a never-ending war against men. Then the whales attack a man ship, and instead of easy prey they find the trail of a myth, a monster, perhaps the devil himself... With their relentless Captain leading the chase, they embark on the final hunt, one that will forever change the worlds of whales and men.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-09-05
Mått170 x 244 x 14 mm
Vikt560 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieWalker Books
Antal sidor160
FörlagWalker Books Ltd
IllustratörRovina Cai
ISBN9781406385861
UtmärkelserShort-listed for UKLA Book Award 2020 (UK)

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Patrick Ness is the award-winning and bestselling author of the Chaos Walking trilogy, A Monster Calls, More Than This, The Rest of Us Just Live Here and Release. John Green has described him as "an insanely beautiful writer". He has won every major prize in children's fiction, including the Carnegie Medal twice. He has written the screenplay for the film of A Monster Calls and the BBC Doctor Who spin-off, Class. Rovina Cai creates illustrations that evoke a sense of intrigue and she is often inspired by the past. From myths and fairy-tales to gothic novels, she loves stories that bring a little bit of magic and wonder to the present day.