The Silver Sequence

	The Silver Sequence ''The Silver Sequence'' is a young adult fantasy novel trilogy by British author Cliff McNish Cliff McNish is an English author of fantasy and supernatural novels for young adults. His best-known works include the 2006 ghost novel '' Breathe'', '' The Silver Sequence'', and '' The Doomspell Trilogy'', which has been translated into 26 .... Novels The books in this trilogy (in chronological order) are: ''The Silver Child'' ''Silver City'' ''Silver World'' ''The Silver Child'' ''The Silver Child'' is about a group of children in an abandoned ship building site called Coldharbour, given special talents dubbed by the young protagonists as "gifts" to fight a force known to them only as "The Roar". The novel initially follows an infant called Milo from his beginnings as an ordinary boy to his transformation into the Silver Child, an enormous entity of childlike proportions with wings and brightly shining skin - fated to act as the first line of defence against the Roar. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Young Adult Fiction Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate with the age and experience of the protagonist. The genres available in YA are expansive and include most of those found in adult fiction. Common themes related to YA include friendship, first love, relationships, and identity. Stories that focus on the specific challenges of youth are sometimes referred to as problem novels or coming-of-age novels. Young adult fiction was developed to soften the transition between children's novels and adult literature. History Beginning The history of young adult literature is tied to the history of how childhood and young adulthood has been perceived. One early writer to recognize young adults as a distinct age group was Sarah Trimmer, who, in 1802, described "young adulthood" as lasting from ages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fantasy Novel Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Magic, the supernatural and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy literature may be directed at both children and adults. Fantasy is a subgenre of speculative fiction and is distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the absence of scientific or macabre themes, respectively, though these genres overlap. Historically, most works of fantasy were written, however, since the 1960s, a growing segment of the fantasy genre has taken the form of films, television programs, graphic novels, video games, music and art. Many fantasy novels originally written for children and adolescents also attract an adult audience. Examples include ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'', the '' Harry Potter'' series, '' The Chronicles of Narnia'', and ''The Hobbit''. History Beginnings Stories invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Cliff McNish Cliff McNish is an English author of fantasy and supernatural novels for young adults. His best-known works include the 2006 ghost novel '' Breathe'', '' The Silver Sequence'', and '' The Doomspell Trilogy'', which has been translated into 26 languages. Early life and education McNish was born in Sunderland in the north-east of England. His father, a Marine Engineer, moved south a year later with his wife, and McNish spent most of his childhood in the south east of England. Career McNish started writing in 1998 and has been a full-time author since 2003, combining writing with visiting workshops in schools on writing fiction. Between 2000 and 2003 he released '' The Doomspell Trilogy'', a fantasy trilogy for middle-grade readers consisting of ''The Doomspell'', ''The Scent of Magic'', and ''The Wizard's Promise'', set partly on Earth and also on the Witch Worlds of Ithrea and Ool. The ''Doomspell'' novels have been published in 26 languages, with wide readership in the UK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]