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Can I read The Battle of the Sun on EtoBox?
The Battle of the Sun by Winterson, Jeanette is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Battle of the Sun about?
Imagine a city made of gold, and each thing in it made of gold and every person as golden as a precious statue... "An exceptional book: big, ambitious and awash with Winterson's usual inventiveness" (Observer).A magus dream of turning London into a city of gold, but he cannot do it alone and so he kidnaps a child called Jack, who he is sure will help him realise his ambition. But Jack is not a willing assistant and instead, he embarks on a magical adventure to save the city, release a dragon and set free seven other boys kidnapped in the past.An enchanting novel filled with magic and mystery."Winterson has a fine ear for children's dialogue and her writing is lucid, pitched perfectly at imaginative young readers." - Sunday Telegraph
Who reads The Battle of the Sun?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Winterson, Jeanette
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury USA Childrens
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781408800423
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Children'S, Young Adult, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.52 / 5 (297 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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