Bloodtide

by Melvin Burgess

Overview

PART I

London is in ruins, a once highly advanced city now a gated wasteland. Within its walls, a bloody war rages between two clans. Hope is sparse, but the people believe the gods have risen from the dead.

Odin himself has come to play a part in the lives of two twins, a brother and sister from the Volson clan. Siggy and Signy must come to grips with their destiny as London's future teeters on the edge of a knife....

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781416936152
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Publication date:	05/22/2007
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	448
Sales rank:	823,273
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile:	730L (what's this?)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

About the Author

Melvin Burgess has produced a body of work that is both
challenging and thrilling, including the seminal teen drug and love
novels Smack and Doing It. His books have been adapted
for film, stage, and television.

Editorial Reviews

"A dystopian vision that will rank with the twentieth-century classics!" —The Sunday Telegraph

"Straddling a dystopian future and a myth-ridden past, Bloodtide is a savage story of betrayal, passion, hatred, and the corrupting nature of power. Bloodtide shies from nothing, making it both cruel and magnificent." —The Guardian

"A magnificent drama." —The Sunday Observer

"Powerfully conceived, Bloodtide is a novel of bristling intrigue. In sharp, confident prose Burgess imagines a startling world of humans and shapeshifters, predators and prisoners, villains and heroes. It's a fierce adventure that forces your attention and refuses to let go." —Adele Griffin, author of Sons of Liberty, a National Book Award finalist

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