Bloodsong

Paperback | 1 August 2013 | Edition Number 1

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A gripping story of horrific proportions from a prize-winning author of teenage fiction.

Sigurd has a fabulous but frightening future predicted: even to start, he must leave everything he knows to go and fight a dragon, and from there descend into the Underworld. Sounds bad enough, but when you know that the dragon lives on a futuristic, industrially-ruined moonscape that was once Hampstead Heath, the scene is set for a staggeringly brutal fight on an epic scale. Unhappily for him, he meets the love of his life in the underworld, and Sigurd's efforts to rescue his lover will cause huge heartache and grief for both of them, and also for everyone who ever meets them.

About the Author

Melvin Burgess published his first book for children, Cry of the Wolf, in 1990 and has since gone on to win the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Carnegie medal, and many others. He has been described as 'a writer of the highest quality' (The Times) and is regarded as one of the best children's writers of our time.

Industry Reviews

"A work of mind-bending imagination and power . . . A must-read for all fantasy fans" * Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading *
"'A gripping story of horrific proportions from a prize-winning author.'" * Publishing News *
"Dark and tragic as it frequently is, nevertheless pulses with the intensity of lives richly lived and experiences richly recaptured." -- Robert Dunbar * Irish Times *
"Bloodtide was good. This is better. It's the best thing I've read by Melvin Burgess. . . This is a novel that matches the power of its ancient inspiration and remakes it for another time." -- CB * Books for Keeps *
"Burgess's great triumph is not so much in inventing new stories as in finding fresh ways of retelling the ones that are themselves in danger of falling into extinction." -- Kathryn Hughes * Guardian *

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