Dark Satanic Mills Pdf Summary Reviews By Marcus Sedgwick

Dark Satanic Mills Pdf Summary

Set in a near future Britain, Dark Satanic Mills tracks a young woman’s journey from the flooded landmarks of London to the vast, scorched and abandoned hills of the North. Framed for a murder she did not commit, fearless and resourceful loner Christy has no other choice but to run for her life.

Both a cautionary tale and a rip-roaring road trip, Dark Satanic Mills is altogether an intelligent, captivating and thrilling ride – a punked-up Wizard of Oz for a new generation, told in exhilarating shades of black and white.

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Dark Satanic Mills Review

Annabel Gaskell

4.0 out of 5 stars ‘The Sleep of Reason Brings Forth Monsters’Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2013

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I don’t read many graphic novels, but the name of Marcus Sedgwick being attached to this one drew me to it – I will read anything he writes, the title promised strong visions inspired by William Blake – and there’s a motorbike!

It starts with a motorbike courier trying to deliver a package through an unrecognisable city. London is part-flooded and overgrown. The semi-derelict streets are gang-ridden, and when the rider stops to rescue a man from a gang we start to learn about the new brooms in this nightmare vision of England in the near future. The rescued man, Thomas, happens to be involved with a bunch of atheists who are enemies of the True Church – the de facto fundamentalist rulers of this defunct England. The rider is revealed to be a girl – Christy, and she’s sympathetic to Thomas’s cause and ends up on the run with Thomas. They head north towards the seat of the anti-True Church movement’s home base. A cat and mouse game ensues as they try to evade the Soldiers of Truth who are on their tail…

It’s all very grim. The picture spreads are black and white echoing the fanatical beliefs of the True Church, there is no room for grey in their credo. In this semi-drowned world protected by giant mirrors in the sky, it is always twilight, always dark. It’s never made clear whether the catastrophe that has beset this England was environmental or, dare I say it an act of God – or man-made for that matter.

The text is full of biblical quotations; in particular from the last supper and Jesus on the cross, alongside the paean to Blake’s poem. The story is bookended by words from Francisco Goya too, (as used in my title for this review) – it is crammed full of references, some of which are discussed in the afterword by Marcus and Julian Sedgwick. The story with its race to leave London for a better life elsewhere reminded me too of John Christopher’s marvellous 1956 novel  The Death of Grass .

Christy in her black leathers could be Hazel O’Connor (left) in the 1980 film  Breaking Glass , (loved that film). Personally, I find that women, drawn in this heavily shaded style used in graphic novels often look rather mannish and over-strong of jaw but, in my limited experience, they’re given little opportunity to display any femininity. In the well-lit hospital scene in particular, Christy does get to show some vulnerability – thumbs up to illustrators Higgins and Olivent for that bit.

Given that this novel is published by Walker Books, a children’s book publisher, and aimed at 12+, I did like that the Sedgwicks chose a heroine for the lead character and I hope that girls will read it. There is much to enjoy (grimly) in this world gone bad and much to think about from the text. My main complaint (and this is good) is that as an adult reader, at around 160 pages, it was all over too fast – I wanted more!

About Marcus Sedgwick Author Of Dark Satanic Mills pdf Book

Marcus Sedgwick
Marcus Sedgwick

MARCUS SEDGWICK Author Of Dark Satanic Mills pdf Book was born and raised in East Kent in the south-east of England. He now lives in the French Alps.

He is the winner of many prizes, most notably the 2014 Michael L. Printz Award for his novel Midwinterblood. Marcus has also received two Printz Honors, for Revolver in 2011 and The Ghosts of Heaven in 2016, giving him the most citations to date for America’s most prestigious book prize for writing for young adults. Other notable award winning books include Floodland, Marcus’ first novel, which won the Branford-Boase Award in 2001, a prize for the best debut novel for children published in the UK each year; My Swordhand is Singing, which won the Booktrust Teenage Prize for 2007, and Lunatics and Luck, part of The Raven Mysteries series, which won a Blue Peter Book Award in 2011.

His books have been shortlisted for over forty other awards, including the Carnegie Medal (seven times), the Edgar Allan Poe Award (twice) and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize (four times). He has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award three times, in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Marcus was Writer in Residence at Bath Spa University for three years, reviews for The Guardian newspaper and teaches creative writing at Arvon and Ty Newydd. He has judged numerous books awards, including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and the Costa Book Awards. He has illustrated some of his books, and has provided wood-engravings for a couple of private press books.

Dark Satanic Mills pdf, Paperback, Hardcover Book Information

Dark Satanic Mills pdf book
Dark Satanic Mills pdf book
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Walker Books (January 1, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1406329886
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1406329889
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.93 x 0.63 x 9.72 inches
  • Customer Reviews: 4.8 out of 5 stars    5 ratings

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