John Barrowman, Carole E. Barrowman

Hollow Earth

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Imprint: Buster Books

Publication date: 02/02/2012

ISBN: 9781907151644

Age: 9-11 years

Subject: Fiction

Category: Fiction

Binding: Paperback

Size: Other

Extent: 336 pages

Territorial Rights: World ex USA and Canada

Edition Status: Out of Print

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Summary:

Lots of twins have a special connection - being able to finish each other's sentences; sensing what the other is thinking; perhaps even knowing when the other is in trouble or in pain - but for 12-year-old twins, Matt and Emily Calder, the connection is beyond special. Together, the twins have extraordinary powers - they are able to bring art to life, or enter paintings at will. Their abilities are sought by villains trying to access the terrors of Hollow Earth - a place where all the demons, devils and creatures ever imagined lie trapped for eternity. The twins flee with their mother to the security of an island, off the west coast of Scotland, where their grandfather has certain protective powers of his own. But too much is at stake, and the twins aren't safe there either. The villains will stop at nothing to find Hollow Earth and harness the powers within...

Reviews:

a fine piece of storytelling

Choice Magazine

a captivating children's fantasy adventure

S Magazine, The Sunday Express

Gripping

iVillage.co.uk

a pacy adventure

Book Witch

nail-biting, exciting read

Woman's Way

The central conceit - that certain people, known as Animare, are able to bring to life any picture they draw - is interesting and explored well, and the main characters, Matt and Emily Calder and their hearing-impaired friend Zach, are appealing and given convincing dialogue. The plot, meanwhile, sees sinister forces aligning to exploit the children's powers to open up a netherworld full of demons and there's a good use of lesser-known beasts from myth and fable.

Financial Times

an exciting page-turner...awash with devils and demons, set against an atmospheric backdrop

Scottish Sunday Post

a superbly exciting story

Newbury Weekly News

a world that is sure to capture children's imaginations

The Ulster Star

a fascinating premise for a story... The potential is huge and there is plenty of scope for more gripping adventures

Parents in Touch

a sincerely, skillfully written adventure story with an old-school feel and page-turning energy

Doctor Who News

fantastically mysterious... Books which transcend age like Hollow Earth are rare - we highly recommend it!

www.thebookclub.co.uk

Hollow Earth isn't just any book. It may be the Next Big Thing in young adult literature

Popmatters.com

a brilliant read... keeps the reader on edge and hungry for the next page

Millport.com

A page-turning supernatural thriller with an educational side, with well researched detail into real paintings by famous artists

Julia Eccleshare, LoveReading

Sales points:

  • Hollow Earth is the thrilling debut novel from bestselling brother and sister team, John and Carole E. Barrowman

  • The first in a compelling series, this page-turning fantasy for children echoes the acclaimed novels of Christopher Paolini - The Inheritance Cycle (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance), Marcus Sedgwick - The Raven Mysteries, and Rick Riordan - The Kane Chronicles and Heroes of Olympus.

  • John Barrowman, star of stage and screen, is best known for his portrayal of Captain Jack in Doctor Who and Torchwood. Carole E. Barrowman is a journalist and a professor of English in Wisconsin.

  • Dedicated website at www.hollow-earth.co.uk and join in on Twitter #BoneQuill

About the Author:

John Barrowman

John Barrowman MBE is a Scottish-American actor, author, presenter, singer and comic book writer. He is best known for his role as Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and Torchwood, and as Malcolm Merlyn in the Arrowverse. He wrote his first autobiography, Anything Goes, in 2008, and his follow up memoir, I Am What I Am, in 2009. Both are published by Michael O’Mara Books.