A brilliant, twisted, spirited antifairy tale from the amazing chris wooding poison has always been a willful, contrary girl, prone to being argumentative and stubborn. I stumbled across poison early in high school, and i loved it so much i went on to read whatever other works of chris wooding that i could get. Poison, by chris wooding, is the story of a sixteen year old girl called poison whose sister is stolen by phaeries. Hes basically never stopped writing since then as he has published numerous books and also written for film and television. I had the idea for poison when i was backpacking around the far east. As sometimes happens when a book takes shape, it was the final scene that i first thought. As the book has been published for over a decade now, there are spoilers everywhere on the internet but fear not i will not spoil a thing for you here. Gr 710pale and thin, with long black hair and violet eyes, the sullen, moody girl named poison is an appropriate heroine. The first edition of the novel was published in 2003, and was written by chris wooding. After reading poison i read some other books by chris wooding the haunting of alaizabel cray, storm thief and silver and i liked them too but not as much as poison. A brilliant, twisted, spirited antifairy tale from the amazing chris woodi. The british author chris wooding is extremely well regarded for his highly colorful and extensive backlog of work. Jul 25, 2018 chris wooding is a master of plot twists. Even better than reading about poisons encounters with various dangers and quick thinking was the hierophant and his almighty pen.
In the rotting stiltvillage of gull just above the foulsmelling black swamp, 16yearold poison vows to rescue her kidnapped sister from the phaeries. 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. Ala best book for teens recipient chris wooding delivers a twisted fairytale fantasy wooding sprinkled with marvelous characters and seasoned with incredible plot twists. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on poison by chris wooding. Poison book by chris wooding half price books marketplace. Poison by chris wooding in djvu, epub, fb2 download ebook. In a novel almost unparalleled for density and invention horn book, ya phenom chris wooding introduces an electrifying heroine. Apr 01, 2015 in the case of poison, its not always easy to tell what chris woodings intention is, and neither is it easy to tell whether or not that is chris woodings intention. Poison by chris wooding book project for english youtube.
His first book, crashing, which he wrote at the age of nineteen, was published in 1998 when he was twentyone. Since that time, hes written dozens of novels in several genres, notably the awardwinning the haunting of alaizabel cray. So when her sister is snatched by the meanspirited faeries, she seeks out the phaerie lord to get her back. Poison free pdf, djvu, epub, txt free download ebook.
Apr 26, 2003 poison by chris wooding 288pp, scholastic. A wise friend reluctantly provides the money, directions. Woodings most recent novel, the haunting of alaizabel cray, a youngadult fantasy, was set in an alternative quasidickensian london threatened by wyches, supernatural. The haunting of alizabel cray one of the most intelligent novels published for teens in recent years. Poison 2003 is a young adult englishlanguage fantasy novel written by chris wooding, published in 2003. Chris wooding is a really talented author, and i hope ore people discover his work.
Poison has 8 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Since then he has written many more, including the haunting of alaizabel cray, which was silver runnerup for the nestle smarties. It contains many intertextual references particularly to mythology, fairy tales and secondary world. I stumbled across poison early in high school, and i loved it so much i went on to read whatever other works of chris wooding that i could get my hands on. It is a highly metafictional novel which follows the. Poison by chris wooding published september 7, 2007 fantasy, horror, rac 8 comments. The main characters of this fantasy, horror story are. The world is a library, young poison, and youll never get to read the same book twice. But time has a way of stealthily deciding a persons mind without her conscious knowledge, and as she studied and procrastinated, poison found one day that she had come to know her choice.
But if imagination is the driving force of fiction, why. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 288 pages and is available in hardcover format. Listen to poison audiobook by chris wooding and virginia. Young adult fiction, teenage girls, storytelling, fairies, fiction, fantasy, rescues, sisters, juvenile fiction, reading levelgrade 7, reading levelgrade 9. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The gull was located above a large swamp and the town consisted of many stilts that raised the town above the swamp. On the day she selected an adult name, teenaged foxglove chose poison to spite her. Pdf poison book by chris wooding free download 288 pages. May 09, 2020 texas destiny texas trilogy book 1 pdf book download online. Pdf malice book by chris wooding free download 379 pages. Although wooding s second standalone youth fantasy has its share of violent deaths and other terrifying episodes, the title refers not to a deadly toxin but to its eponymous violeteyed heroine.
After being out of print for many years, the broken sky trilogy is at last. Poison by wooding, chris, 1977publication date 2003. Buy the paperback book poison by chris wooding at indigo. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Dec 10, 2015 poison by chris wooding in djvu, epub, fb2 download e book. Poison has always been a willful, contrary girl, prone to being argumentative and stubborn. Poison by chris wooding booksamillion online book store. That is not to say that his other books lack, because i believe chris wooding hasnt wrote a bad book yet.
Chris wooding, quote from poison once upon a time there was a young lady who lived in a marsh, and her name was poison. Poisons sister gets stolen by fairies, so she goes to the fairy world to try to find her. Synopsis poison is a gripping and malevolent tale from master storyteller chris wooding. For years i remembered poison to be this incredible, fascinating novel, so when i picked it up again as an adult i was a little apprehensive. Poison lived in a place called gull with her father, baby sister, and stepmother. Feb 02, 2016 this feature is not available right now. The main characters of this fantasy, young adult story are. When her baby sister azalea is stolen by phaeries, she goes out into the world to look for her. Smart and sassy poison, the eponymous 16yearold heroine of woodings the haunting of alaizabel cray dark fantasy is told, some of us. Ala best book for teens recipient chris wooding delivers a twisted fairytale fantasywooding sprinkled with marvelous characters and seasoned with. A wise friend reluctantly provides the money, directions, and ancient. 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.
May 05, 2009 wooding creates an entire new world with a multitude of dimensions that is unique and exciting in its exoticness. Use the menu above to navigate the website, or click a book on the right. I have read this book at least four times, it is a masterpiece of fantasy. Wooding creates an entire new world with a multitude of dimensions that is unique and exciting in its exoticness. Inside you can find details on published and upcoming books, read excerpts and interviews. The first edition of the novel was published in 2009, and was written by chris wooding. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. In the gothic, page turning style of writing, author chris wooding has created another wonderful book known as poison.
Poison is the name of a sixteen year old girl living in a small village in the black marshes. Poison book by chris wooding 8 available editions half. Poison by chris wooding overdrive rakuten overdrive. The fairy king tries to kill her many times but she and her friends escape and the spider queen ends up killing him, but not before scriddle a loyal elf to the king kills the hetirophant. Several times during this book, you will find yourself flicking back a few pages to make sure you really read what you think you did. Chris wooding born 28 february 1977 is a british writer born in leicester, and now living in london. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The book was published in multiple languages including, consists of 379 pages and is available in paperback format. Mar 21, 2003 poison, by chris wooding, is the story of a sixteen year old girl called poison whose sister is stolen by phaeries. You should never judge a book by its cover, and certainly not the novels of chris wooding. The british writer is known mostly for his books the haunting of alaizabel. Although woodings second standalone youth fantasy has its share of violent deaths and other terrifying episodes, the title refers not to a deadly toxin but to its eponymous violeteyed heroine.
Poison is a twisted fairytale fantasy about one girls journey to reclaim her stolen infant sister. To do so she has to enter a world where humans are the lowest form of vermin, where a murderous pantheon of demigods plot and scheme to overthrow one another, and where someone is planning to do away with humankind altogether. Poison by chris wooding 2006, hardcover, prebound for. Mar 21, 2003 poison is a gripping and malevolent tale from master storyteller chris wooding. I look forward to reading it again in the near future. Chris wooding began writing at the age of 16, and his first novel crashing was published when he was 19. But finding him isnt easy, and the quest leads poison into a murderous world of intrigue, danger, and deadly storytelling. Poison by chris wooding 2006, hardcover, prebound for sale. Ala best book for teens recipient chris wooding delivers a twisted fairytale fantasywooding sprinkled with marvelous characters and seasoned with incredible plot twists. Texas destiny texas trilogy book 1 pdf book download online.