Peter Dickinson Libri

It is two hundred thousand years ago. A small group of children are cut off from their Kin, the Moonhawks, when they are driven from their "Good Place" by violent strangers. While searching for a new Good Place, they face the parched desert, an active volcano, a canyon flood, man-eating lions, and other Kins they've never seen before. Told from four points of view, with tales of the Kins' creation interspersed throughout, this epic novel humanizes early man and illuminates the beginning of language, the development of skills, and the organization of society. It is a triumphant book from one of the genre's most revered authors.

Improvvisamente nella vostra città qualcuno apre una "Bottega del nulla" La cosa è per se stessa assurda e fantastica ma, lo diventa ancora di più, quando James entra nella bottega e decide di comprare una scatola piena di "nulla" di prima qualità. Sembrerebbe una cosa assurda e sciocca se non fosse che quella scatola di Nulla...

O to live in the heart of such a fire, like a salamander!Alfredo, a choir boy in 18th-century Italy, loses his family in a fire, and his mysterious Uncle Giorgio spirits him away to their ancestral home below a volcano. There he learns that Uncle Giorgio is the Master of the Mountain; he can control the volcano. He is also an alchemist, able to make gold from the tears of the fiery salamander he captured from the heart of the mountain. Alfredo is his heir, the next Master; and as Alfredo learns the history of his family and its power, he begins to suspect that his uncle is actually a fearsome sorcerer.

Dragons are real. At every turn, full-page powerful hypnotic eyes, fierce toothy maws, powerful sinewy bodies, convince us. Descended from dinosaurs, light bones separate compartments of hydrogen. Gas inflates for buoyancy. Chemical sulfur reactions flame breath. Soft gold metal cushions rock bedding. Human worship sacrifices submissive maidens.

Nine stories of blood, magic, and fabulous creatures, set in the framing device of dreams coming to the enchanted wizard Merlin as he lies imprisoned under a great stone.

The Blue Hawk is powerful, sacred, untameable. Its sacrifice will bring glory to the gods, strength to the nation - and the success of evil plans by sinister priests. But when the gods command Tron, a temple boy, to rescue the bird and overturn the sacrifice, the destiny of the kingdom is placed in his hands. Hunted by temple assassins, Tron and his hawk flee into the blazing desert, where they are helped by an ambitious young king with dark secrets of his own. And soon they find themselves at the heart of a ferocious battle for the future of their world.

"This collection of beautifully crafted tales will find a warm welcome from fans of either author, as well as from fantasy readers in general." - School Library Journal This collection tells five tales of creatures who live and die by fire, tales of the present day and the prehistoric past. There is a confrontation in a haunted graveyard, of the Firespace where only dragons can survive, of a boy who is claimed by Fire, of a young man who chases the fireworm through dark tunnels of dream, and the long history of the Phoenix. With characters and storylines as enigmatic as fire itself, these five enthralling tales by master storytellers Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson are sure to intrigue and delight.

In this masterful tale of greed, deception, and murder, the twisted circumstances surrounding an unspeakable crime, an old man’s fortune, and a production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest unfold four decades later. Renowned actor Adrian Waring, beneath his cheerful facade, is haunted by a past linked to his wealthy uncle, Arnold Wragge, who returned from South Africa with a fortune and a devoted servant, Samuel Mkele. When Wragge's son vanished during the war, he saw Andrew, Adrian's younger self, as a potential heir. However, Andrew was more captivated by the allure of theater and the attention of young women, leading him to star in his cousin’s amateur production of The Tempest. This choice would set off a chain of events culminating in a horrific tragedy, forcing Andrew to conceal a terrible truth for decades—even after a body was discovered hanging from a dovecote gallows. Peter Dickinson, a master of mystery and murder, stands alongside the greats of British crime fiction, showcasing his innovative storytelling in this gripping psychological thriller.

In a bungled attempt to kidnap an ambassador's son, four revolutionaries make hostages of a hundred children rehearsing an opera.

Princess Louise and her father, King Victor II of England, agree that life has become painfully dull. When she’s not in school, Louise spends her days roaming the palace and fulfilling her royal duties while her father fusses over budgets and attempts to keep his family out of the tabloids. So when a prankster begins placing frogs on the breakfast trays, Louise delights in the break from routine—as does King Victor. But this innocent mischief soon escalates into bloodshed when a body is found in the palace. In an attempt to quell his family’s panic, King Victor resolves to catch the killer. At last he has a purpose—but the palace may be in greater danger than either he or Louise suspects.

Tulku is a children's historical novel by Peter Dickinson, published by Gollancz in 1979. Set in China and Tibet at the time of the Boxer Rebellion, it features a young teenage boy orphaned by the violence, who flees with others to a Buddhist monastery.

In this gripping novel by CWA Gold Dagger winner Peter Dickinson, the survivor of a manor-house crime delves into the past to solve a mystery At the elegant English manor known as Snailwood, tourists come daily to hear decades-old gossip about the second wife of the sixth earl. Zena was a remarkable young woman whose scandalous reputation has been dimmed neither by time nor by her bizarre death. In the 1930s, Zena was the star of a notorious party set whose members included playwrights, politicians, and Nazi sympathizers. They passed wild weekends at Snailwood, arguing about politics and drinking until dawn. At the center of their parties was the manor’s magnificent tower clock. The clock stopped long ago, but the darkness of its legacy continues to spread.   When a workman offers to fix the clock for free, the only remaining survivor of the old days is forced to revisit her memories of Zena’s last mad party, when death came to Snailwood and Britain changed forever.  

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Set in a tranquil Valley shielded by an enchanted forest, the story follows Tilja, the youngest of four adventurers. As the forest's magic wanes, the group embarks on a quest to locate a magician who can save their home from the encroaching Empire. Throughout their journey, Tilja discovers her unique strength lies not in magic, but in her determination and courage, proving that an ordinary girl can be the key to their survival against powerful sorcerers.

Six fabulous tales - vividly imagined and powerfully told.A long-told story of the sea people and their song - and a golden eye, glittering in a pool at the edge of a desert .A ferocious serpent, its body as think as the trunk of a huge tree - and the immense, unknowable Kraken, dark beyond black, cold beyond ice, waking on the ocean floor .

Mount Etna towers above the remote villa where Alfredo lives with his uncle after a fire wipes out his family. Deep within Etna swim the magical salamanders, and he must use his strange powers to protect them, destroy his uncle and control the explosive rage of the volcano.

Thirty years after an inexplicable tragedy that destroyed her just-established career and love, Lady Margaret Millett receives a telephone call that shatters her life once again

Revealing unpublished interviews with John Cage and some of his closest colleagues, including Virgil Thomson, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pauline Oliveros, Merce Cunningham, and David Tudor.

The re-telling of 33 Old Testament stories using a different character as the "voice" for each tale. The author won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award for "The Blue Hawk" and "AK". The illustrator, Michael Foreman, has won the Kurt Maschler "Emil" Award and the Francis Williams Award twice.

Im Afrika vor 200.000 Jahren machen sich der Junge Suth, das Mädchen Noli und vier Gefährten auf die Suche nach neuen Jagdgründen. Mit nur Stöcken und Steinen müssen sie sich gegen feindliche Banden, wilde Tiere und Naturkatastrophen behaupten, wobei ihr Verstand, Erfindungsreichtum und ihre Sprache ihre einzigen Stärken sind.

Unterrichtsvorschläge für den Carlsen in der Schule Band 2 (ISBN 3-551-35211-9).

Suth und Noli und ihre jüngeren Gefährten, alles Kinder vom Stamm des Mondfalken, haben ihre eigene Sprache und ihre eigenen Mythen. Sie leben in Afrika - vor 200'000 Jahren. Inmitten von Gefahren und Chaos versucht die Gruppe, sich eine Ordnung zu geben und einander durch Verständnis und Mitgefühl zu helfen. Eindrücklich erzählter Roman über die Geburt unserer Zivilisation. (Quelle: Das Buch für Dich 1999/2000).

Suth und Noli, Kinder vom Stamm der Mondfalken, verlassen aus Not die Guten Jagdgründe, um zu überleben. Nach einer entbehrungsreichen Wanderung durch Steinsenken und Dürregebiete gelangen sie zum Stamm der Affen.

Tento svazek obsahuje díla vydaná samostatně: Pýcha hrdinů, Spánek a jeho sestra, Trefa do černého.

Ende 19. Jahrhundert. Als die Missionsstation von chinesischen Aufständischen überfallen wird, kommt Theodors Vater ums Leben. Aber der Junge kann in die Berge fliehen. Dort macht er eine ungewöhnliche Bekanntschaft: Er trifft Mrs Jones, eine exzentrische Frau, die rosa Spitzenkleider trägt, kräftig flucht und mit dem Gewehr um sich knallt. An ihrer Seite reist der Chinese Lung. Theodor schließt sich den beiden an, die unterwegs nach Tibet sind. Dort will Mrs Jones seltene Pflanzen finden und als Botanikerin berühmt werden. Im Kloster von Dong Pe verehrt man sie bald aus anderen Gründen: Das Kind, das sie von Lung erwartet, soll der nächste Tulku sein, die Wiedergeburt des heiligen Lama. Das glaubt die handfeste Mrs Jones zunächst natürlich nicht - und Theo erst recht nicht, aber er wächst über sich hinaus und gemeinsam hecken die drei einen teuflischen Plan aus.

Příběh pro starší děti vypráví o posledních příslušnících pravěkého rodu Jestřábů, kteří s obtížemi hledají nové místo k životu. Putují dlouho pouští než naleznou členy jiného rodu. Ti sice žijí bez starostí o každodenní obživu, ale vznáší se nad nimi trvalá hrozba.

Im Mittelpunkt dieses Buches stehen vier Kinder, deren Leben schicksalshaft miteinander verbunden sind. Kraft seines außergewöhnlichen Vorstellungsvermögens erschafft Dickinson eine Welt von fast visionärer Realität. Er schildert uns das Grauen und die Gewalt, die Zärtlichkeit und die Freude.

Mission impossible - anno 558 n. Chr.§§Als die Hunnen in Byzanz einfallen, bricht für Silvester eine Welt zusammen. Sie morden und brandschatzen. Und entführen Ariadne, die Tochter des Hause, in dem Silvester als Sklave dient. Also macht er sich auf, um Ariadne zu retten. An seiner Seite sind Bubba, die Bärin und Johannes, der Säulenheilige - nicht gerade ideale Reisegefährten. So kann Bubba keinen Hügel auslassen, denn was gibt es Schöneres für einen Bären, als den Hang hinabzurollen? Und der heilige Johannes ist nach 12 Jahren auf seiner Säule nicht besonders gut zu Fuß. Doch Silvester kann jede Hilfe gebrauchen...

Der junge Afrikaner Paul Kagomi ist Freiheitskämpfer. Nach einem vermeintlichen Sieg seiner Guerillagruppe erlebt er eine kurze Zeit des Friedens ...

Opa ist die wichtigste Person in Gavins Leben. Mit niemandem verbringt er so viel Zeit - am schönsten findet er es, wenn sie gemeinsam auf der Mole angeln. Doch dann, eines Tages, passiert etwas Schreckliches: Opa erleidet einen Schlaganfall und muss ins Krankenhaus. Die Ärzte haben nicht viel Hoffnung. Aber Gavin glaubt verzweifelt daran, dass er Opa ins Leben zurückholen kann.

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Een 14-jarige slaaf weet de door de Hunnen ontvoerde dochter van zijn meester na een gevaarlijke tocht, vergezeld door zijn huisbeer en een vrome monnik, te bevrijden.