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A Fiend in Need

A Fiend in Need - Dark Lord

Paperback (01 Mar 2012)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Dirk Lloyd, the Dark Lord trapped in the body of a weedy schoolboy, returns in another darkly hilarious adventure... Brilliantly funny and subversive, this is the Funny Prize-winning Jamie Thomson at his best.

Sooz, a 13 yr old girl from Surrey has become the Dark Mistress of Dirk's other worldly kingdom, the Darklands. Thanks to the Ring of Power given to her by Dirk, his minions recognise her as their ruler. Sooz immediately sets about redecorating Dirk's Dark Tower to the taste of a young girl.

But Sooz has to face her toughest challenge when an army of fanatical paladins and orcs gather to march against her. Despite their centuries of hostility to each other, they prefer to form an alliance rather than accept Sooz's new regime.

And what of Dirk? He continues on slaving away at school, plotting ways to rescue Sooz. Eventually he is able to advise her on life in the Darklands and Sooz is able to hold back the fanatical paladins.

About the Publisher

Orchard Books

Orchard Books offers the very best in children's books for all ages. Younger readers can choose from favourite picture books such as Charlie and Lola, Dig, Dig Digging, The Dark and Giraffes Can't Dance, emerging readers can escape in the fantasy of Rainbow Magic and Beast Quest, more confident readers will laugh along with the World of Norm and Roald Dahl Funny prize winner Dark Lord, while teens can indulge in Gallagher Girls, Boy Nobody and Teri Terry's dark and suspenseful thrillers. From the young, bright and bold to the edgy, glamorous and intense, Orchard Books provides a rich treasure-trove of titles.

Book information

ISBN: 9781408315125
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Imprint: Orchard Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 823.92
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 435
Weight: 358g
Height: 196mm
Width: 131mm
Spine width: 33mm