Charlie Fletcher

Exciting, exhilarating, scary and moving in equal measure, The Oversight is a teeming world of dark deeds and dark magics, brilliantly realised. This feels like the start of something amazing -M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts WHEN THEY FALL, SO DO WE ALL Once the Oversight, the secret society that polices the lines between the mundane and the magic, counted hundreds of brave souls among its members. Now their number can be tallied on a single hand. When a drunkard brings a screaming girl to the Oversights London headquarters, it seems their hopes for a new recruit will be fulfilled - but the girl is a trap, her appearance a puzzle the five remaining guardians must solve or lose each other, and their society, for good. As the borders between the natural and the supernatural begin to break down, brutal murders erupt across the city, the Oversight are torn viciously apart and their enemies close in for the final blow. This dark Dickensian fantasy spins a tale of witch-hunters, magicians, mirror-walkers and the unlikeliest of heroes drawn from the depths of British folklore. Meet the Oversight, and remember: when they fall, so do we all.The Oversight Trilogy begins with The Oversight, continues in The Paradox and concludes in The Remnant.

Cuando George desprende la cabeza de la pequeña talla en forma de dragón, despierta un antiguo poder. Y eso sólo es el comienzo... George y su compañera, Edie, se ven atrapados en un mundo lleno de peligros. Y aun peor: estan completamente solos. Los demas habitantes de Londres ignoran su dificil situacion. Esta epica aventura revela unos poderes que residen en el mismisimo tejido de Londres. ¡Cuando penetres en ese mundo sumamente original y sorprendente, la ciudad y sus calles nunca mas te pareceran las mismas!Despues de leer esta aventura epica nunca masvolveras a ver una ciudad con los mismos ojos: la sensacion de que las calles te observan, las estatuas te vigilan ¡Atrevete a entrar en el universo de Corazon de piedra!

Edie ha emprendido una misión. Ha sobrevivido a lo peor y ha logrado escapar del Caminante. Ahora hay una sola cosa que le importa. Mientras tanto, el reloj ha dado las trece. El tiempo se ha detenido. Todas las personas han desaparecido y la ciudad empieza a cubrirse de nieve. El Ultimo Caballero esta buscando a George y no tiene prisa, puesto que, como es un Agente del Destino, sabe que las cosas alcanzaran su inevitable final.

The last members of the secret society known as the Oversight still patrol the border between the natural and supernatural, holding a candle to the darkness. But the society''s new members are unproven, its veterans weary and battle-scarred. Their vulnerability brings new enemies to London, and surprising new allies from across the sea. But most surprising of all are revelations about the Oversight''s past, secrets that will expose the true peril of the world in which their friends Sharp and Sara are trapped - the riddle of the Black Mirrors, and what lies beyond. And the catastrophic danger that will follow the duo home, if they ever manage to return. The dark waters rise. The candle is guttering. But the light still remains. For now ...

A dark force has woken in the British Museum and stopped time, freezing London and its inhabitants. Will and Jo are the only humans unaffected by the spell, and have been fighting alongside Londons statues to locate the source of the disruption. But now their statue allies have been frozen too, leaving brother and sister alone and pursued by murderous dragons. What is more, they have noticed that the unmoving people of London are getting colder by the hour ...No longer able to rely on Londons statues for help, Will and Jo must stop the source of the evil before the life force of Londons inhabitants drains away.

New allies and new hope leave siblings Will and Jo ready to face the dark force that lurks in the British Museum. It has frozen London, leaving the life force of the citys inhabitants to drain away. But with nearly all the animal statues of London and a nest of dragons against them, will they be able to save their mum - and the world - before time runs out?With beautiful illustrations by Nick Tankard.

The start of a thrilling, action-packed trilogy from Charlie Fletcher, set in a world where statues come to life and dragons and heroes battle.Something dark has woken in the British Museum, and it has stopped time, literally freezing the city in its tracks. The people are there, but unmoving, unseeing - like statues. The statues, on the other hand, can move, and are astonished at what they see.In the Great Ormond Street Hospital, Will and Jo are suddenly plunged into this world of statues - and find themselves pursued by murderous dragons. With help from a couple of friendly statues, Will and Jo must escape the evil that stalks them in the streets of London.With beautiful illustrations by Nick Tankard.

A city has many lives and layers. London has more than most. Not all the layers are underground, and not all the lives belong to the living. Twelve-year-old George Chapman is about to find this out the hard way. When, in a tiny act of rebellion, George breaks the head from a stone dragon outside the Natural History Museum, he awakes an ancient power. This power has been dormant for centuries but the results are instant and terrifying: A stone Pterodactyl unpeels from the wall and starts chasing George. He runs for his life but it seems that no one can see what hes running from. No one, except Edie, who is also trapped in this strange world.And this is just the beginning as the statues of London awake This is a story of statues coming to life; of a struggle between those with souls and those without; of how one boy who has been emotionally abandoned manages to find hope.

Now that George Chapman has upset the fragile truce between the warring statues of London, he has been drawn into a war that will test his mettle. He and Edie, a glint who can see the past, may have succeeded in their quest to find the Stoneheart, but their journey is far from over.Edie and the Gunner, a statue of a World War I soldier, have been captured by the Walker, and its up to George to save them. But first he must deal with the three strange veins, made of marble, bronze and stone, that have begun to grow out of his hand and curl around his wrist. Legend has it that unless he successfully completes three challenges, the veins will continue up his forearm, and eventually pierce through his heart.As George struggles to find the strength within to face the choice he has made, to take the Hard Way, he is determined to use his power for good-even as others wish to harness it for its great potential for evil.

The city of London is in the middle of one of its most destructive wars in history. And yet most of its inhabitants dont even know it. The battle between the statues and gargoyles of London rages on. The stakes are high, with the spits engaged in a struggle against the evil taints that will determine the fate of their very souls. Twelve year old George Chapman and his friend Edie are caught in the middle. A glint with the ability to "see" the past, Edie has become a crucial asset in the ongoing war. The Gunner, a statue of a World War I soldier, continues do his part to help them in their quest. But George knows that he is the one who must play the biggest role in helping to bring an end to the war. With the Walker intent on forcing his evil designs on London and the world, George realizes that his destiny is inextricably tied to the Walkers destruction. In the end, the most important soul he manages to save might just be his own. Filled with intriguing suspense, invigorating action sequences, and well developed characters, Silvertongue is a thrilling conclusion to the international blockbuster Stoneheart trilogy.

Deep in the City something had been woken, so old that people had been walking past it for centuries without giving it a second look...When George breaks the dragons head outside the Natural History Museum he awakes an ancient power. This prehistoric beast, sentry-still for centuries, hunts him down with a terrifying wrath. And this is just the beginning... The taints and spits - statues with opposing natures - are warring forces; wreaking deadly havoc on the city landscape. The World War One gunner offers protection of sorts; and the wisdom of the Sphinx is legendary. But George and his companion Edie are trapped in a world of danger. And worse - they are quite alone. The rest of London is oblivious to their plight. This epic adventure exposes forces long-layered in the fabric of London. After entering its richly original and breathtaking world, the city streets and skyline will never again seem the same!

Cat Manno and her grandfather Victor made a pact that one day, just for the hell of it, theyd take the subway and stay on the A-train until the very end of the line where the last narrow spit of land runs out into the ocean at Far Rockaway. This isnt that day.On the first page Cat is knocked down by a speeding fire truck whilst crossing 55th St and 3rd Ave in Central Manhattan. She wakes up in a world made from all the books her grandfather used to read to her, peopled by some of the most memorable heroes of classic adventure fiction, brought vividly back to life. Cat must earn their friendship and help as she begins an odyssey and epic quest to find the mythic Castle at the Worlds End. And the name of that distant, mythic, wave-tumbled fastness? It is, of course, the castle of Far Rockaway ...If you enjoy reading good books; swashbuckling adventures with sword fights and pirates - then Far Rockaway is the book for you. Join Cat as she embarks on the journey of a lifetime ...

George and Edie are travelling through unLondon, a world of danger on the city streets, and they are quite alone. Time is standing still, and the rest of London is unaware of their plight, unaware of the hidden world of living statues, of Shackleton and the Queen of Time. In the concluding part of the breathtaking and critically acclaimed Stoneheart trilogy, Edie and George look deeper into Edies past, and her future.

Edie, said George, were going to do this together. Ill be right there with you. Anything, anyone trying to get you is going to have to come past me first. But when George makes his promise he is not aware that high on the rooftops an unseen gargoyle is watching them hungrily, quivering with anticipation for the moment when it will unfold its stone wings and pounce. The thing on the roof knows that nothing is over; nothing is finished. Ironhand takes us deeper into the layers of un-London, the place where the good and the bad statues, the spits and the taints, walk and war. George and Edie must repay the debt which they owe the Gunner for his sacrifice. They must face unspeakable danger and doubt if they are to save him. This second title in the Stoneheart sequence by Charlie Fletcher will shake you with its imaginative grasp and vision. It is an epic excitement, not to be missed ...

The last members of the secret society known as the Oversight still patrol the border between the natural and supernatural, holding a candle to the darkness. But the societys new members are unproven, its veterans weary and battle-scarred. Their vulnerability brings new enemies to London, and surprising new allies from across the sea.But most surprising of all are revelations about the Oversights past, secrets that will expose the true peril of the world in which their friends Sharp and Sara are trapped - the riddle of the Black Mirrors, and what lies beyond. And the catastrophic danger that will follow the duo home, if they ever manage to return.The dark waters rise. The candle is guttering. But the light still remains. For now . . .

The Oversight is most dangerous when most reduced. There are many dead and gone who did not remember that.The Oversight of London has been sworn for millennia to prevent the natural and the supernatural worlds from preying on each other. Now at its lowest ebb, with its headquarters destroyed and its last members scattered far and wide, this secret society will battle for survival and face the harshest foe it has ever met: itself.Exciting, exhilarating, scary and moving in equal measure, The Oversight is a teeming world of dark deeds and dark magics, brilliantly realised - M. R. Carey on The Oversight

George et Edie continuent dexplorer la face cachée de Londres, ses statues vivantes et tous les autres dangers qui sy dissimulent. Dans ce dernier épisode de la trilogie Stoneheart, les deux inséparables plongent dans leur passe, et leur futur, en particulier celui dEdie.

Les statues de Londres sont vivantes dans une réalité invisible au commun des mortels. Les seuls humains qui peuvent les distinguer sont ceux possédant le don inné de travailler la pierre et de ressentir sa memoire, comme George et Edie. Les deux amis tentent darreter le Marcheur, qui a pour ambition douvrir un portail entre la terre et le neant pour prendre le controle du monde... et qui a capture LArtilleur. Les deux jeunes se mettent a sa recherche, mais George est brusquement enleve par Spout la gargouille. Les chemins des trois compagnons sont desormais separes...

Le jour où George est injustement puni lors d’une sortie de classe au Musée d’Histoire Naturelle, il se venge en donnant un coup de poing rageur dans la statue d’un dragon. Mais en voyant les débris

Edie y el Artillero, la estatua de un soldado de la Primera Guerra Mundial, han sido capturados por el Caminante. George debe rescatarlos, pero primero tiene que ocuparse de unas extrañas venas, hechas de marmol, bronce y piedra, que han aparecido en su muñeca y que avanzan lentamente por su antebrazo. Cuenta la leyenda que las venas iran avanzando por su cuerpo hasta alcanzar su corazon y perforarlo, a menos que supere tres graves desafios El tiempo corre en su contra, y tanto Edie como el Artillero estan en un grave peligro. Esta epica aventura revela los oscuros poderes que residen en el mismisimo corazon de Londres. Cuando el lector penetre en ese mundo sumamente original, la ciudad, sus calles y edifcios ya nunca le pareceran los mismos.