Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 10 December 2009.
It's Peter Pan with attitude as Conn Iggulden, creator of the
phenomenal bestseller The Dangerous Book for Boys, introduces an
explosive and magical new fictional world of the Tollins – flying
creatures that aren’t fairies! - all beautifully illustrated in full
colour by Lizzy Duncan. Complete with thrilling stories of danger and
derring-do, glorious drawings, maps and diagrams, this is more than a
fantastic fiction debut for children, it's also the definitive guide to
these remarkable little flying creatures. Just don't ever call them
fairies!
Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children by Conn Iggulden
It's Peter Pan with attitude as Conn Iggulden, creator of the phenomenal bestseller The Dangerous Book for Boys, introduces an explosive and magical new fictional world. Tollins are not fairies. Though they both have wings, fairies are delicate creatures and much smaller. Tollins are also a lot less fragile than fairies. In fact, the word 'fragile' can't really be used about them at all. They are about as fragile as a housebrick!
In these three tales, Conn Iggulden introduces the explosive, magical and adventurous world of the Tollins, all beautifully illustrated in full colour by Lizzy Duncan. Complete with thrilling stories of danger and derring-do, glorious drawings, maps and diagrams, this is more than a fantastic fiction debut for children -- it's also the definitive guide to these remarkable little flying creatures. Just don't ever call them fairies!
Reviews
A deliciously subversive vein runs through this story collection-not surprising coming from the coauthor of The Dangerous Book for Boys.Iggulden's flair for the ironic and absurd, which recalls Lemony Snicket, should tickle both kids and adults. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
About the Author
Born in London, Conn Iggulden read English at London University and worked as
a teacher for seven years before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author
of the number one bestselling Emperor series, the book of 2007, The Dangerous
Book for Boys and now the number one bestselling author of the Conqueror series.
Conn Iggulden lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and their children.
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