Do you dare to read the Tales of Terror? A stunning and commercial new paperback package for this chilling collection of short stories, illustrated throughout by David Roberts and featuring a gloriously creepy new cover Illustrated by David Roberts
Chris Priestley lives in Cambridge with his wife and son. His novels are brilliantly original additions to a long tradition of horror stories by authors such as M.R. James and Edgar Allan Poe. Chris wrote one of the World Book Day books for 2011 and has been shortlisted for a variety of prestigious children’s book awards. www.chrispriestleybooks.com David Roberts is an award-winning illustrator who has illustrated works by authors such as Julia Donaldson, Jacqueline Wilson, Philip Ardagh and Chris Priestley. Born in Liverpool, he now lives and works in London. He won the Nestle Children’s Prize Gold Award for his line drawings in Mouse Noses on Toast (Faber). His books with Julia Donaldson include the bestselling Tyrannosaurus Drip, Jack and the Flum-Flum Tree, The Troll and The Flying Bath. www.davidrobertsillustration.com
Priestley's gothic fest of Poe-like fables stand out like shining
beacons
*Guardian*
My insides were still untangling themselves hours after I had
closed the book
*Sunday Telegraph*
Mesmerising, understated, and convincingly Victorian in tone ... A
book for children who enjoy being frightened – and a perfect
introduction to Saki and Edgar Allen Poe
*Guardian*
Throbs with sinister brilliance ... The art of the chilling,
well-crafted ghost story is still alive and kicking
*Literary Review*
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