Woodings first few books, including crashing and kerosene, are realistic novels about. A ya novel with a promising premise, kerosene s endless possibilities are ruined by author chris woodings hitormiss text and his undeveloped, onedimensional characters. In a novel almost unparalleled for density and invention horn book, ya phenom chris wooding introduces an electrifying heroine. The lazarus serum allows people with the right blood type to survive death, but in this minimalist dystopia, death may be preferable to the grim future that awaits the resurrected. Aug 06, 20 a dam and paul go to a school in a remote area of a country, 3 hours from the nearest town. Orokos is a city of chaos, lashed by probability storms that re order the world wherever they strike. At times, wooding does show the odd bit of future capability, but writing kerosene at such a young age is probably a main factor in why the writing isnt as good as other. The author chris wooding is a british writer born in leicester, england and now lives in london. Young author chris wooding writes a riveting tale for. Kerosene is the first book ive ever read covertocover and enjoyed.
For the young, impressively prolific author chris wooding, writing has always been of interest. Chris wooding 1977 biography personal, addresses, career. Poison 2003 is a young adult englishlanguage fantasy novel written by chris wooding, published in 2003. The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy meets guardians of the galaxy in this intergalactic middlegrade adventure by chris wooding. It was released by the simon and schuster publishers, the united kingdom, in the year 2009. Darien frey is the captain of the ketty jay pirate, smuggler and thief, womaniser and general rogue. Wooding published his first book, crashing, in 1998 at age 21. A novel of rage, confusion, and release from an extraordinary young author.
Storm thiefs plot, while slightly predictable at first, delivers a stunning twist that i will leave you to discover. Buy kerosene by chris wooding, compact disc, 9781740945042 online at the nile. Wooding was born in 1977 in leicester, an exmining town in. Chris wooding books list of books by author chris wooding. It covers every inch of the rocky island that it dominates.
Kerosene by chris wooding, compact disc, 9781740945042 buy. He is the author of many successful and awardwinning books for young adults, including poison, crashing, kerosene, endgame and the broken sky series. He likes to light matches and watching them burn, enjoying the effects of the flames which seem to calm him down. Chris wooding body of works oeuvre australia unwrapped. Chris wooding audio books, best sellers, author bio. Kerosene book by chris wooding half price books marketplace. Browse chris woodings bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Kerosene push fiction by chris wooding and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Up to 20 books are listed, in descending order of popularity. The sudden ending of the book was a disappointmenti felt that there were so many places wooding could have taken the plot, and it is definitely left.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Kerosene by chris wooding meet your next favorite book. Like malice, pandemonium was a quirky books with heroic characters. He is something of a writing prodigy as he started writing novels at the age of sixteen, had an agent by eighteen and had his first book deal at the age of nineteen. It has stood for so long that history has forgotten it, and its citizens no longer. Chris wooding was born in leicester in 1977 and his first book was published when he was just nineteen years old. Chris wooding books, author biography, and reading level.
A darkly thrilling new novel from master storyteller chris wooding, about a civilization plagued by chaos and realityrearranging storms. But it seems jacks daydreams of action and adventure will rema. They are both troublesome characters who love getting into. Born in 1977 on the 28th of february, chris wooding was born and raised in leicester, in the united kingdom, growing up with a keen passion for all things literature. It is a highly metafictional novel which follows the adventures of a young sixteenyearold female protagonist named poison as she attempts to rescue her sister from the phaerie realm.
One day, he accidentally got a popular girl in trouble, and in revenge this girl and her friend tormented cal. Fast delivery with free 30 day returns across australia. Since that time, hes written dozens of novels in several genres, notably the awardwinning the haunting of alaizabel cray. Releasing his first novel in 1998, chris wooding would mark his debut with the novel catchman, which was written under the point horror brand. Order of chris wooding books chris wooding is an english writer out of leicestershire. You really feel like youre inside of cals head, and nothing he ever does is really outside of charactor. Chris wooding grew up in a small town in the midlands, where nothing very interesting happened. By the time he left university he was working as a full time author and has been writing professionally ever since. Ulverscroft large print books, 2001, isbn 070899539x britisches englisch.
I picked up this book in a store out of curiosity when i saw the title. Chris wooding began writing at the age of 16, and his first novel crashing was published when he was 19. In this adrenalinespiked adventure, teens race soupedup vehicles through a postapocalyptic wasteland in order to win the ultimate prize. Narrator jay, a british teen, feels his tight circle of school friends begin to drift apart after theyve taken their exams, so he plans a big party at his house before they head in different. Kerosene by chris wooding, compact disc, 9781740945042. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The robert hunter series written by author chris carter consists of a total of 7 books, which were published between the years 2009 and 2014. The book kerosene, by chris wooding, is about a teenage boy named cal who has this thing with fire. Covid19 response we are still shipping but delivery times may be impacted. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Explore books by chris wooding with our selection at. In 2004, his book poison won the lancashire childrens book of the year and was nominated for the carnegie medal. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Kerosene has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of chris wooding books online. Buy kerosene scholastic press by wooding, chris isbn. Books about teenagers mental health what should i read next. Chris wooding achieved success as an author at a very young age. Februar 1977 in leicester, england ist ein englischer autor. After being out of print for many years, the broken sky trilogy is at last. Cal also was losing his only friend, and to calm his nerves, he started to light matches, which turned into larger things. The debut novel of the series was published under the title the crucifix killer.
The book i read was called kerosene, by chris wooding, and it was about a teenage boy named cal who had nervous breakdowns and was socially awkward. I cried a lot thoughout this book because off all the shit that cal goes. Chris wooding in order to cope with his feelings of pain and confusion, sixteenyearold cal burns things, but the situation gets out of control after he meets abby, a girl whose games will push him to the edge. Chris wooding born 28 february 1977 is a british writer born in leicester, and now living in london. They are both troublesome characters who love getting into fights. Inside you can find details on published and upcoming books, read excerpts and interviews. His first book, crashing, which he wrote at the age of nineteen, was published in 1998 when he was twentyone. Use the menu above to navigate the website, or click a book on the right. Focusing mainly on fantasy, he would come to write his first novel at the young age of just sixteen, followed by getting published with his literary debut when he was nineteen. If he had it his way, jack would spend his days drawing aliens and epic space battles.
The official internet resource on the british sffantasyya author. Woodings kerosene fastpaced, brief novel takes place over the course of just a few hours, resulting in the immediacy of a realtime structure. Chris wooding has 42 books on goodreads with 1827 ratings. Featuring elements of fantasy and horror which would become trademark to him in the years to follow, it would introduce readers worldwide to an exciting new talent. Ive wanted to read this graphic novel for a long time, since i became a chris wooding fan after reading malice. The british author chris wooding is extremely well regarded for his highly colorful and extensive backlog of work.