Cliff mcnish six children leave home and are drawn to coldharbour an eerie wasteland of wind, rats, gulls and rubbish. Complete set series lot of 3 silver sequence books by cliff. More the roar is getting closer and closer to the earth, ready to attack, her hungry newborn in the waiting. The silver child book 1 by cliff mcnish 2005, hardcover at the best online prices at. Unlike many other authors, i had no burning ambition to write, although my younger brothers remember me writing short stories for them. From about halfway through the writing of the scent of magic id had the idea of exploring the theme of human evolution. Ks the times as one of our most talented thriller writers his first set of novels, the doomspell trilogy, is published in 26 languages worldwide. Six children leave home and are drawn to coldharbour an eerie wa. Here at, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This remarkable and original new fantasy series should appeal to a wide audience.
Again, the new characters here were beyond my creativitys grip and i was in awe of the authors superb originality. Aug 19, 2004 the silver city is a sequence to the silver city by cliff mcnish. His books are notable for their use of bizarre, intense imagery. The boy thomas goes out to seek the strange unearthers children with drills for hands. They are drawn to coldharbour an eerie wasteland of wind, rats, seagull. They are drawn to coldharbour he silver sequence by cliff mcnish. The silver child by cliff mcnish is the first book in the silver sequence series. The silver child by cliff mcnish books the guardian. Check out the doomspell trilogy also written by cliff mcnish which also is extremely exciting throughout. Silver world by cliff mcnish 2007, hardcover at the best online prices at. The silver child silver sequence paperback 30 oct 2018. The silver child is an odd book, one in which words often seem deliberately and wonderfully incongruous. He is the author of several books of fantasy for 912 year olds and young adults.
This first book mainly consists of a description of the characters, setting, and situation. It was an easy and fast read and like the first book very intriguing too. Book one of the silver sequence middlegrade fiction. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Click to read more about the silver child by cliff mcnish. The silver child is an odd book, one in which words often seem. Silver world by cliff mcnish overdrive rakuten overdrive. See the complete silver sequence series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
Written when he was almost forty, cliff mcnishs doomspell trilogy won him an instant and avid readership and has been published in 19 languages around the world. Alongside the silver child milo, who is hovering protectively. Silver city silver world a marked departure from the more traditional fantasy of the doomspell books, the silver sequence concerns 6 children with unusual powers. It is about 6 children who must stop the roar, an intergalactic being, from destroying everything on earth. Cliff mcnish author i was born in sunderland, a city in the northeast of england. Silver city is the second book in cliff mcnish s silver sequence. The author of the doomspell trilogy lays out a new storyline, this one set in a mileslong garbage dump and featuring six ordinary children who suddenly find themselves changing or acquiring eldritch powers. Silver world the silver sequence by cliff mcnish isbn. He visits many schools as well to talk about how he became a writer.
Sep 19, 2003 the silver child by cliff mcnish 167pp, orion. I dont recall too much about my first 8 years of life other than i loved being outdoors especially in the woods near our house. Cliff mcnish born sunderland, 24 august 1962 is a fantasy author for young adults. Geoff taylor millions huddle in coldharbour, waiting for the huge and terrifying roar. Book one of the silver sequence middlegrade fiction cliff mcnish on. Overview in the final part of this atmospheric fantasy cliff mcnish brings the magical silver sequence to a thrilling conclusion. Buy all three books and be prepared for a wonderful read. Silver world is cliff mcnish s finale to the silver sequence. These had been published in many languages all over the world. Aug 01, 2003 the silver child by cliff mcnish is the first book in the silver sequence series. Silver city silver sequence by mcnish, cliff and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The silver child by cliff mcnish books hachette australia your cart. The silver child is book 1 in a heartstopping sequence. Aug 01, 2008 silver world is the third book in the silver sequence. Cliff mcnish was born in sunderland, but has spent most of his life in the southeast of england. The doomspell by cliff mcnish 2001 hardback book ebay. The silver child by cliff mcnish the silver child is the first book in a fantastical dystopian trilogy. Yes, its the first of a sequence, but it has a spectacular and satisfying conclusion. The roar is getting closer and closer to the earth, ready to attack, her hungry newborn in the waiting. The silver child is the first book in a fantasy trilogy. The book the silver child delves into the childs psyche in a way that rivals goldings the lord of the flies, while at the same time it maintains a level of simplicity that makes it flow along its timeline. Six children leave the comfort of their homes far behind. Book one of the silver sequence middlegrade fiction by cliff mcnish and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The silver city by cliff mcnish abebooks passion for books. The silver sequence by cliff mcnish cliff mcnish author. The silver child by cliff mcnish 2006, paperback at the best online prices at. A spectacular story to sweep you into a fantasy world full of vividly drawn characters and richly imagined, breathtaking adventure. Each of them has a unique gift, but they must learn to use their skills fast. In the second adventure in the silver sequence series. The silver child by cliff mcnish overdrive rakuten. They are drawn to coldharbour, an eerie wasteland of wind, rats, seagulls and rubbish tips. The silver sequence book series by cliff mcnish includes books the silver child, silver city, and silver world. Alongside the silver child milo, who is hovering protectively over them, helen, thomas, walter, the twins and litte jenny lead the children of coldharbour in the battle. Apr 11, 2012 dark teen author cliff mcnish discusses his extraordinary silver sequence trilogy with childrens author and book critic philip ardagh. The books in this trilogy in chronological order are.
Apr 28, 2012 six children leave the comfort of their homes far behind. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Cliff mcnish the silver child audiobook read by saskia wickham. Your email address will never be sold or distributed to a third party for any reason. The readers mostly came from japan and great britain. The silver child the silver sequence book 1 by cliff mcnish. Cliff mcnish, childrens author, about me cliff mcnish. The silver sequence is a young adult fantasy novel trilogy by british author cliff mcnish novels. Amazon links cliff mcnish author of dark teen fantasy. Oct 01, 2017 the second book in the silver sequence an intense and pageturning story, the destinies of the magical children now unfold as they battle to stop the roar from engulfing the planet. The silver sequence book 1 by cliff mcnish available from rakuten kobo. The silver sequence book 2 by cliff mcnish the second book in the silver sequence an intense and pageturning story, the destinies of the magical children now unfold as they battle to stop the roar from engulfing the planet. If this sounds strange, wait til you read the book.
Cliff mcnish an interview with cranleigh prep school. Six children experience lifealtering changes and leave the comfort of their homes far behind. The silver sequence book 2 by cliff mcnish available from rakuten kobo. The silver child is the exciting first novel in cliff mcnish s heartstopping new trilogy. In the final part of this atmospheric fantasy cliff mcnish brings the magical silver sequence to a thrilling conclusion. The silver child silver sequence by cliff mcnish 2006. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It picks up where it left of in silver child and is very fast paced.
Silver world the silver sequence book 3 kindle edition. Cliff mcnish is an english author of primarily fantasy and supernatural novels for middlegrade readers and young adults. This bizarre, imaginative, and unusual story takes place in coldharbour, a place filled with garbage dumps, packed with dangerous gangs wandering about. The silver city is a sequence to the silver city by cliff mcnish. Cliff mcnish does a great job creating a world where the children develop super human skills in order to defend the world as they know it. Philip ardagh is captivated by cliff mcnishs fantastic tale of magical gifts. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Aug 01, 2009 written when he was almost forty, cliff mcnish s doomspell trilogy won him an instant and avid readership and has been published in 19 languages around the world. Cliff mcnish, childrens author, born in sunderland. Reviews spectacular and satisfying i was left feeling exhilarated and hungry for more. Id recommend reading the first book to get a better understanding of the story. Buried deep under the ocean, the roars arch nemesis withers away.
Sep 01, 2007 in this second book of the silver sequence cliff mcnish continues his bizarre tale of mutated children trying to save the world from the evil roar. They are prepared to battle, led by six children with superhuman skills, including winged milo, whose skin has worn away to reveal an armor of silver and who has risen into the sky to protect them. Silver city by cliff mcnish overdrive rakuten overdrive. Smashwords about cliff mcnish, author of the hunting. Cliff mcnish has once again created one of these works, but in a different style from his doomspell trilogy. Milo, transformed into a luminous silver child, keeps watch over the teeming city of coldharbour, now filled with childr. The silver child the silver sequence book 1 kindle edition by mcnish, cliff, taylor, geoff. They are drawn to coldharbour an eerie wasteland of wind, rats, seagulls, and garbage dumps. I read this book aloud to my nine and tenyearold children and it was a pleasure to find a book that intrigued me as much as it did them. Cliff mcnish was born in sunderland in 1962 and worked in the computer industry before taking up writing. The silver child is the first book in a fantasy trilogy, part 1 of the silver sequence.
Drawn by a strange compulsion, the six meet in the ganghaunted wasteland of coldharbour, frequently confused or frightened by their new abilities. Silver city by mcnish cliff and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A moving film about jonny kennedy, who suffered with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa eb. The silver sequence is a brilliant trilogy with an extremely tense momentum kept up throughout all the books. In the final part of this atmospheric fantasy cliff mcnish brings the. I was born in sunderland, a city in the northeast of england. You will get one complete set of 3 books from the silver sequence ya fantasy series by cliff mcnish, titles as listed below.
Then later in a slightly quieter room we put some of the best ones to him again. Since then, he has continued to write fiction, including the silver sequence, breathe, and angel, and has been hailed as a great new voice in writing for children the bookseller. The silver sequence is a young adult fantasy novel trilogy by british author cliff mcnish. The series is called the silver sequence and tells the story of a group of children with unique powers. Six unique children face a terrifying enemy in the first of a brand new fantasy sequence from bestselling cliff mcnish. Tom a giver of beauty, helen a telepath, walter a giant, twin girls freda and emily, and milo, a boy who finally turns into a being with silver wings seven miles long. The silver city by cliff mcnish, first edition abebooks passion for books. When our patron of reading, cliff mcnish came to visit us in september a number of children posed questions to him. The silver child silver sequence by cliff mcnish 20060810 on. Again, the new characters here were beyond my creativitys grip and i was in. The silver city by cliff mcnish, first edition abebooks. The silver sequence book 3 by cliff mcnish available from rakuten kobo. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the silver child the silver sequence book. Silver city the silver sequence book 2 by cliff mcnish.
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