Imagine a planet entirely covered in clouds...Imagine an ocean of cloud, stretching away as far as the eye can see, forever shifting and changing...Imagine peaks rising out of the clouds, their gentle slopes covered in fields and orchards...Imagine a citadel standing on each peak...Heliopolis. A prosperous citadel divided into five layers, its rigid social structure ensuring that it is run efficiently and the citizens kw their place. But there is one uncertainty that all Heliopolitans share. What lies beneath the impenetrable sea of cloud? An abyss of thingness? The fiery realm of the god, Omnium? 14-year-old Marcus is about to find out. Isolated and lonely, Prince Marcus lives in the soulless palace at the very top of the citadel. When his father fails to return from a diplomatic mission, Marcus mounts an expedition across the cloudscape in search of him. But he discovers too late that danger lies closer to home - somebody wants him dead. And when his flying vessel is sabotaged, Marcus finds himself plunged into a terrifying new world beneath the clouds...
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Faber & Faber
ISBN-10
0571223664
ISBN-13
9780571223664
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96489540
Product Key Features
Author
David Cunningham
Format
B-Format Paperback, Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Young Adult Fiction
Genre
Young Adult Fiction
Dimensions
Weight
290g
Height
196mm
Width
126mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Spine
23mm
Author Biography
David Cunningham was born in Ayrshire and educated at Glasgow University. He has worked, at various times, as a bookseller, a freelance journalist and an educational administrator. His short stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies, and a couple have been broadcast on Radio 4. CloudWorld is his first novel for children.
Date of Publication
02/02/2006
Edition Statement
Main
Interest Age
From 9 to 11
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
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