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An illustrated tale, the first in a trilogy, tells of young Midge's discovery of a secret band of fairies called The Various, her friendship with them, and their fears about the possibility of their extinction due to the encroachment of humans into their special world.
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The idea of a race of little people (fairies) living secretly among us has had a powerful hold on the imaginations of writers from Shakespeare to Terry Pratchettand Eoin Colfer. In The Various, Steve Augarde has used this fascination brilliantly to craft the first novel of a trilogy full of breathless action and wonder. When 12-year-old Midge is sent by her concert-violinist mother to spend the summer at the farm of her sweet but bungling Uncle Brian, her initial resentment gives way to delight in the freedom of exploring the countryside. When she discovers a tiny winged horse lying wounded in an outbuilding, she is awestruck to find out that he comes from a civilisation of five various tribes of little people living in a nearby wood—-something readers will have already learned from alternate chapters set in the fairy world.
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Disaster threatens when Uncle Brian plans to sell the wood to a developer, and Midge and her cousins find (to their peril), that some of the little people are not as helpless as they seem. Steve Augarde draws on his visual and auditory skills as a BBC animator and picture book author/illustrator for vividly realised detail--the dumpy and addled fairy queen, the smells and moods of the English summer, the sharply differentiated accents and personalities of each of the five tribes--in an entrancing debut fantasy. The book is recommended for ages 10-14. --Patty Campbell, Amazon.com
'The Various is the best book in the entire universe.' (Naomi Vibert) -- Red House Books (readers reviews)
...the narrative pace never falters...the reader is drawn gladly into the enchantment. -- The Guardian Ostober 25 2003
...the narrative pace never falters...the reader is drawn gladly into the enchantment. -- The Guardian Ostober 25 2003
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- PublisherDavid Fickling Books
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0385750293
- ISBN 13 9780385750295
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages448
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