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| Author | Marcus Sedgwick |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Dolphin Paperback |
Publication date | 2 Mar 2000 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 128 pp (first edition, paperback) |
| ISBN | 1-85881-763-3 |
| OCLC | 41960153 |
Floodland is a children's fantasy novel by Marcus Sedgwick, published on 2 March 2000 by Orion Children's Books. Floodland won the Branford Boase Award in 2001 for an outstanding first published novel.[1]
Plot
Floodland is set in the near future where most of the United Kingdom is covered by water. A girl named Zoe is left alone by her parents in the ruins of Norwich, which has become an island where food and water are becoming increasingly scarce.[2] She escapes to Eels Island (Ely Cathedral) where she discovers a sinister society run by a strange boy named Dooby.[3] Will she ever find her parents?
References
- ^ "Marcus Sedgwick obituary". the Guardian. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ Mulrooney, Martin (20 December 2010). "BOOK REVIEW – Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick". Alternative Magazine Online. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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