Chris wooding has 42 books on goodreads with 1827 ratings. They are both troublesome characters who love getting into. Ulverscroft large print books, 2001, isbn 070899539x britisches englisch. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. A novel of rage, confusion, and release from an extraordinary young author. Aug 06, 20 a dam and paul go to a school in a remote area of a country, 3 hours from the nearest town. The sudden ending of the book was a disappointmenti felt that there were so many places wooding could have taken the plot, and it is definitely left. I picked up this book in a store out of curiosity when i saw the title. It is a highly metafictional novel which follows the adventures of a young sixteenyearold female protagonist named poison as she attempts to rescue her sister from the phaerie realm. Chris wooding body of works oeuvre australia unwrapped. Chris wooding achieved success as an author at a very young age. Fast delivery with free 30 day returns across australia.
If he had it his way, jack would spend his days drawing aliens and epic space battles. Chris wooding was born in leicester in 1977 and his first book was published when he was just nineteen years old. Wooding was born in 1977 in leicester, an exmining town in. His first book contract was signed at age nineteen. Order of chris wooding books chris wooding is an english writer out of leicestershire. It covers every inch of the rocky island that it dominates. The robert hunter series written by author chris carter consists of a total of 7 books, which were published between the years 2009 and 2014. One day, he accidentally got a popular girl in trouble, and in revenge this girl and her friend tormented cal. At times, wooding does show the odd bit of future capability, but writing kerosene at such a young age is probably a main factor in why the writing isnt as good as other. Discover book depositorys huge selection of chris wooding books online. Orokos is a city of chaos, lashed by probability storms that re order the world wherever they strike. A dam and paul go to a school in a remote area of a country, 3 hours from the nearest town. Books about teenagers mental health what should i read next.
The debut novel of the series was published under the title the crucifix killer. Young author chris wooding writes a riveting tale for. He likes to light matches and watching them burn, enjoying the effects of the flames which seem to calm him down. Woodings first few books, including crashing and kerosene, are realistic novels about. Kerosene by chris wooding, compact disc, 9781740945042.
A ya novel with a promising premise, kerosene s endless possibilities are ruined by author chris woodings hitormiss text and his undeveloped, onedimensional characters. Kerosene book by chris wooding half price books marketplace. Explore books by chris wooding with our selection at. Kerosene is the first book ive ever read covertocover and enjoyed. Ive wanted to read this graphic novel for a long time, since i became a chris wooding fan after reading malice.
The book kerosene, by chris wooding, is about a teenage boy named cal who has this thing with fire. Covid19 response we are still shipping but delivery times may be impacted. But it seems jacks daydreams of action and adventure will rema. For the young, impressively prolific author chris wooding, writing has always been of interest. It has stood for so long that history has forgotten it, and its citizens no longer.
By the time he left university he was working as a full time author and has been writing professionally ever since. Featuring elements of fantasy and horror which would become trademark to him in the years to follow, it would introduce readers worldwide to an exciting new talent. Kerosene by chris wooding meet your next favorite book. Buy kerosene by chris wooding, compact disc, 9781740945042 online at the nile. In this exciting fantasy by the author of the haunting of alaizabel cray 2004, the kidnapping of her sister propels a teenaged girl out of her rural village determined to bring the baby back. Use the menu above to navigate the website, or click a book on the right.
They are both troublesome characters who love getting into fights. Up to 20 books are listed, in descending order of popularity. Narrator jay, a british teen, feels his tight circle of school friends begin to drift apart after theyve taken their exams, so he plans a big party at his house before they head in different. Storm thiefs plot, while slightly predictable at first, delivers a stunning twist that i will leave you to discover. The british author chris wooding is extremely well regarded for his highly colorful and extensive backlog of work. The author chris wooding is a british writer born in leicester, england and now lives in london. Chris wooding books, author biography, and reading level. Chris wooding books list of books by author chris wooding. In 2004, his book poison won the lancashire childrens book of the year and was nominated for the carnegie medal. A darkly thrilling new novel from master storyteller chris wooding, about a civilization plagued by chaos and realityrearranging storms. Darien frey is the captain of the ketty jay pirate, smuggler and thief, womaniser and general rogue. The official internet resource on the british sffantasyya author. Like malice, pandemonium was a quirky books with heroic characters. Releasing his first novel in 1998, chris wooding would mark his debut with the novel catchman, which was written under the point horror brand.
Chris wooding 1977 biography personal, addresses, career. Woodings kerosene fastpaced, brief novel takes place over the course of just a few hours, resulting in the immediacy of a realtime structure. Chris wooding began writing at the age of 16, and his first novel crashing was published when he was 19. He is the author of many successful and awardwinning books for young adults, including poison, crashing, kerosene, endgame and the broken sky series. His first book, crashing, which he wrote at the age of nineteen, was published in 1998 when he was twentyone. It was released by the simon and schuster publishers, the united kingdom, in the year 2009. Inside you can find details on published and upcoming books, read excerpts and interviews. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Cal also was losing his only friend, and to calm his nerves, he started to light matches, which turned into larger things. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
Kerosene by chris wooding, compact disc, 9781740945042 buy. Buy kerosene scholastic press by wooding, chris isbn. In this adrenalinespiked adventure, teens race soupedup vehicles through a postapocalyptic wasteland in order to win the ultimate prize. Februar 1977 in leicester, england ist ein englischer autor.
Kerosene push fiction by chris wooding and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In a novel almost unparalleled for density and invention horn book, ya phenom chris wooding introduces an electrifying heroine. Chris wooding in order to cope with his feelings of pain and confusion, sixteenyearold cal burns things, but the situation gets out of control after he meets abby, a girl whose games will push him to the edge. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Chris wooding grew up in a small town in the midlands, where nothing very interesting happened. Chris wooding audio books, best sellers, author bio. The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy meets guardians of the galaxy in this intergalactic middlegrade adventure by chris wooding. You really feel like youre inside of cals head, and nothing he ever does is really outside of charactor. Kerosene has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Focusing mainly on fantasy, he would come to write his first novel at the young age of just sixteen, followed by getting published with his literary debut when he was nineteen.
Wooding published his first book, crashing, in 1998 at age 21. Poison 2003 is a young adult englishlanguage fantasy novel written by chris wooding, published in 2003. He is something of a writing prodigy as he started writing novels at the age of sixteen, had an agent by eighteen and had his first book deal at the age of nineteen. Browse chris woodings bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. The lazarus serum allows people with the right blood type to survive death, but in this minimalist dystopia, death may be preferable to the grim future that awaits the resurrected. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. I cried a lot thoughout this book because off all the shit that cal goes.