Ghost Drum

By Susan Price

Book Overview

This stunning Carnegie-winning classic YA tale takes us to a world of darkness and ice, where a shaman and a prince fight for their freedom.

In the darkest hour of a freezing Midwinter, a night-walking witch adopts a newborn baby and carries her off in her house on chicken legs. She names her Chingis and teaches her the Three Magics. She grows into such a powerful witch that she rouses the jealousy of Kuzma, the bear-shaman.

The Czar of this cold realm fears his newborn son, Safa, will out do him, and so imprisons the baby at the top of a tall tower, to live and die there without ever glimpsing the real world. Loneliness and confinement drive him to rage and despair until Chingis hears the crying of his trapped spirit and frees him.

But now their enemies unite against them, with steel and deadly magic. Chingis and Safa's fight for freedom will take them even through the Ghost World into the Land of the Dead.

A timeless and atmospheric tale of fierce magic.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571381588
• ISBN13: 9780571381586
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Faber and Faber
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

wonderful book

This book is wonderful! It is one of my favorites and I think people of any age would enjoy it. The details and how all the stories fall together is done in a very unique way. Please read this book!

My favorite

This book is my all-time favorite. I read it when I was nine years old and have loved it ever since then. (I'm almost 18 if you're wondering..) It's one of the most original books I've ever read and is just fantastic. It really gets better with the age of the reader. I can now understand some of the gentle sarcasm that I didn't get in the fourth grade, etc etc. It's hard to find, but if you get the chance, I highly recommend giving it a chance.

an absolutely captivating book

I've read and re-read this book, over and over, for years! It is worth searching for although it is out of print. It is still among my favorite books of all time!

One of the Best books I've ever read!

This book is great!! The story is told in an original story tellers way. I love it! If any one knows eher I can get Susan Prices email (or address) I have written a musical on this book