"Hoban is the best sort of genius." - Patrick Ness, The Guardian. Somewhere in the Arctic Circle, Sixteen-Face John, a shaman, learns that his first child, a soonchild, cannot hear the World Songs from her mother's womb. The World Songs are what inspire all newborns to come out into the world, and John must find them for her. But how? The answer takes him through many lifetimes and many shape-shifts, as well as encounters with beasts, demons and a mysterious benevolent owl spirit, Ukpika, who is linked to John's past…Ages 12+.
"Hoban is the best sort of genius." (Patrick Ness, The Guardian)"
Title: Soonchild
Subtitle:
Contributors:
By (author)
Russell Hoban
;
Illustrated by
Alexis Deacon
ISBN 13: 9781406329919
ISBN 10: 1406329916
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
Publication Date: 1/04/2012
Place of Publication:
London,
United Kingdom
Edition:
BIC Subjects:
Fiction
NBS Classification: Young Adult Fiction
Dewey Classification:
813.54
(DC23)
Format: Hardback
Pages: 136
Height: 230mm
Width: 150mm