Osbert the Avenger: Book 1 (Tales from Schwartzgarten, #1)

by Christopher William Hill

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The first book in the gruesomely funny Tales from Schwartzgarten series. For fans of Roald Dahl and Lemony Snicket.

Meet Osbert Brinkhoff, the unlikeliest of avengers. His is a tale of dark delights and ghastly goings-on, of injustice and revenge. The villains are vicious. The settings are sinister. And good does NOT always prevail...

If you prefer cleavers to kittens and fiends to fairies...then welcome to the GRUESOMELY FUNNY Tales from Schwartzgarten.

-Osbert the Avenger is the first in a thrilling series of four books, all set in the fictional city of Schwartzgarten

-With shades of Lemony Snicket and Roald Dahl, the Tales from Schwartzgarten are as hilarious as they are dark

-This brilliantly woven mock-gothic tale has huge child appeal

With cover and chapter head artwork by Chris Riddell.

  • ISBN10 140831455X
  • ISBN13 9781408314555
  • Publish Date 6 June 2013 (first published 4 October 2012)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Hachette Children's Group
  • Imprint Orchard Books
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 352
  • Language English