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    Thief Lord

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    Befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused cinema. But a greater threat to the boys' new-found freedom is something from a forgotten past - a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.
    ISBN: 9781905294213
    AuthorFunke, Cornelia
    Pub Date03/04/2006
    BindingHardback
    Pages352
    AvailabilityCurrently out of stock. If available, delivery is usually 5-10 working days.
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    The magical multi-award-winning modern classic from master
    storyteller and New York Times-bestselling author,
    Cornelia Funke - over a million copies sold worldwide!


    'A completely delicious read.' THE OBSERVER



    'Today's young readers will probably love this book as they
    love the Harry Potter series' THE NEW YORK
    TIMES


    'My enjoyment of The Thief Lord grew and grew as
    I read it' DIANA WYNNE JONES

    Winter
    has come early to Venice.

    Two orphaned children are
    on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways
    of the city. Befriended by a gang of street children and their
    mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused
    cinema.

    On their trail is a bungling detective, obsessed
    with disguises and the health of his pet tortoises. But a greater
    threat to the boys' new-found freedom is something from a
    forgotten past - a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin
    time itself ...





    A thrilling, atmospheric adventure set among the crumbling
    canals of Venice

    Over one million copies sold worldwide!


    By the bestselling author of Inkheart and Dragon
    Rider, Cornelia Funke.



    Winner of the Zurich Children's Book Award and
    The Children's Book Award by the Vienna House of Literature.

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    The magical multi-award-winning modern classic from master
    storyteller and New York Times-bestselling author,
    Cornelia Funke - over a million copies sold worldwide!


    'A completely delicious read.' THE OBSERVER



    'Today's young readers will probably love this book as they
    love the Harry Potter series' THE NEW YORK
    TIMES


    'My enjoyment of The Thief Lord grew and grew as
    I read it' DIANA WYNNE JONES

    Winter
    has come early to Venice.

    Two orphaned children are
    on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways
    of the city. Befriended by a gang of street children and their
    mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused
    cinema.

    On their trail is a bungling detective, obsessed
    with disguises and the health of his pet tortoises. But a greater
    threat to the boys' new-found freedom is something from a
    forgotten past - a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin
    time itself ...





    A thrilling, atmospheric adventure set among the crumbling
    canals of Venice

    Over one million copies sold worldwide!


    By the bestselling author of Inkheart and Dragon
    Rider, Cornelia Funke.



    Winner of the Zurich Children's Book Award and
    The Children's Book Award by the Vienna House of Literature.