Count Karlstein

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I have yet to read a Philip Pullman book that I didn't love. "Count Karlstein" is an excellent fairy tale set in a small village in the Swiss mountains in the year Hildi, a servant at the castle of the local gentry, a perfect villain named Count Karlstein, loves her two charges, the count's English nieces, Miss Charlotte & Miss Lucy/5.

Count Karlstein is a classic fairytale with hints of Faust, Hansel and Gretel (The Brothers Grimm), and Charles Dickens. The story has a lively combination of characters both straight and comic. The audio version is clear and well portrayed with a cast of 8 actors/5(28).

On the whole though, despite some misgivings, I felt Count Karlstein was a gripping tale, lots of psychological tension used to great effect and a whole cast of characters that are appealing and well voiced.

When read aloud, Count Karlstein really does come alive and it's a book that will hold many age groups/5(28). Count Karlstein The White Mercedes The Broken Bridge THE SALLY LOCKHART MYSTERIES The Ruby in the Smoke The Shadow in the North The Tiger in the Well The Tin Princess Count Karlstein Philip Pullman Alfred A.

Knopf New York This is a work of fiction.4/5(32). Charlottes voice had clearly been played around with in production and sounded like a chipmunk. Most of the cast were good especially Dr Cadavarezzi, Snivelwurst and Count Karlstein.

As an audio book junkie I am quibbling. I recommend the book. 1 person found this helpful. Count Karlstein book year,' said Count Karlstein, 'I have to provide a human prey -' A gasp (oily) from Snivelwurst; a gasp (stifled) from me, and I clung to the little tin candlestick with both hands as I strained to hear what Count Karlstein said next.

'A living human,' he went on, 'or two, complete with soul. Count Karlstein; Two Crafty Criminals; Spring-Heeled Jack, and The Scarecrow and His Servant. For older readers: the Sally Lockhart quartet: The Ruby in the Smoke, The Shadow in the North, The Tiger in the Well, and The Tin Princess; The White Mercedes; and The Broken Bridge.

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Listening Library $35 (0p) ISBN Count Karlstein by Philip Pullman The very first children's novel by Philip Pullman, Count Karlstien is a deliciously terrifying, wickedly funny adventure, beautifully illustrated by Peter Bailey.

All Souls' Eve is a night when nobody in the village of Karlstein dares to leave their homes. For that is the night that Zamiel, the Demon Huntsman, prowls through the forests in search of his prey.

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I might have occupied my mind usefully with Improving Thoughts, but the only improvement I could imagine then was a pair of wings, to enable me to fly to freedom.

Free shipping over $/5(5). Having agreed to supply the demon with human prey in exchange for riches, the amoral upstart Count Karlstein and his slimy secretary Snivelwurst plan to lock bereaved young Lucy and Charlotte, believed to be the last Karlsteins in the direct line, in a hunting lodge on All Souls' Eve.

Count Karlstein is the antagonist of the book Count Karlstein by Philip is a Swiss, real name Heinrich Muller, who usurped the count-ship after the real Count Karlstein died.

Ten years ago, Count Karlstein made a demonic deal with Zamiel the demon Huntsman to give him fame and wealth and respect if he kept his bargain by bringing Zamiel two human sacrifices, living, Alias: Count Karlstein.

Philip Pullman, Author Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers $17 (p) ISBN Listen to Count Karlstein audiobook by Philip Pullman. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.

Bestsellers and latest releases. try any audiobook Free. All about Count Karlstein by Philip Pullman. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers the endangered young nieces of the count, the charming young ex-coachman, the resolute schoolmistress and explorer.

There are lots of excellent sound effects, crunching snow, sounding horns, and so forth and the individual /5(14).

Get this from a library. Count Karlstein. [Philip Pullman] -- In the mountains of Switzerland the wicked Count Karlstein plots to abandon his two orphaned nieces in a hunting lodge as prey for the Demon Huntsman and his ghostly hounds. Can you hear the distant.

Using multiple narrators and expertly concocted cliffhangers, Pullman (The Subtle Knife,etc.) crafts a thrilling page-turner less violent than his Sally Lockhart adventures but no less breathlessly paced. Brought to these shores 16 years after it was first published in Britain, this gothic farce features young orphans, evil schemers, a gloomy Swiss castle, a long-lost heir.

But evil Count Karlstein has struck a bargain with Zamiel - and his two young nieces Charlotte and Lucy stand to lose out in the pact. What can the girls do to escape their fate. Brilliantly informed by a variety of classic, and not so classic, sources, this tale gallops along at high speed and is a highly visual and very unusual book.

On the whole though, despite some misgivings, I felt Count Karlstein was a gripping tale, lots of psychological tension used to great effect and a whole cast of characters that are appealing and well voiced. When read aloud, Count Karlstein really does come alive and it's a book that will hold many age groups/5(19).Get this from a library!

Count Karlstein: the novel. [Philip Pullman; Peter Bailey] -- In the mountains of Switzerland the wicked Count Karlstein plots to abandon his two orphaned nieces in a hunting lodge as prey for the Demon Huntsman and his ghostly hounds." Although this book was enjoyable enough, it doesn't measure up to his series- Sally Lockhart or Golden Compass.

The book reminded me of the dire things that befall the kids in the Lemony Snickett books. Count Karlstein is a real villain!

"Cheryl | 6/19/" I read this aloud, a chapter or two at a time, with my husband and young teen son.