by Marcus Sedgwick · Orion Childrens · tapa dura · ISBN 9781842552186
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«The Dark Flight Down» is the young adult fantasy novel by Marcus Sedgwick, published by Orion Children's Books in hardback (240 pages, in English).
Boy and Willow remain captives in the palace of Emperor Frederick, a place of golden appearance where cruelty, madness and despair are hidden. Amid the emperor's furies, the ambitions of his confidant Maxim and a deadly clue leading to the Phantom, the denouement approaches and the secrets of the Book of Dead Days are revealed.
The second volume of the Book of Dead Days fantasy series, originally published on 8 July 2004.
Recommended for young readers aged 9 and up, especially those who enjoy dark fantasy, mystery and intrigue.
Marcus Sedgwick was a British writer and illustrator. He authored several young adult and children's books and picture books, a work of nonfiction and several novels for adults, and illustrated a collection of myths and a book of folk tales for adults. According to School Library Journal his "most acclaimed titles" were those for young adults.
