Summary
Charlie Fletcher: The Iron Hand
The book "The Iron Hand" is the second part of Charlie Fletcher's thrilling and suspenseful trilogy for children.
Fletcher's "Heart of Stone", which was shortlisted for the British Branford Boase Prize for a debut novel for children, creates a parallel world inside London, where the city's sculptures come to life start a war that most people cannot even see - except for two children. The boy George and the girl Edie not only see this parallel world, but also actively participate in it, constantly getting into dangerous situations.
In the second part of the trilogy, George plunges deeper and deeper into the intricate relationships between the animated statues in a completely different London. With the help of his friend Edie, who has the gift of clairvoyance, the caring and steadfast Gunner, and other helpers, such as, for example, Ariel, the ethereal golden-haired girl who flies, or the enigmatic Black Friar, George tries to avoid the fists of the evil statues and solve the riddle of this non-London and return to ordinary reality.
The story is told in 54 chapters, each of which ends at the moment of greatest tension. Fletcher successfully achieves a tense and dark atmosphere, and the characters are well developed psychologically. The author successfully jumps from one historical time to another - for example, from the time of the knights to the time of the First World War and then to the present, introducing into this revived parallel world real historical figures, such as Boudica, the Iconic queen from the time of the Roman Empire.
This exciting adventure certainly has all the potential to become a new hit like Harry Potter or "The Chronicles of Narnia", and Hollywood has already shown interest in making it into a film. trilogy.
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