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Otto Hundebiss is tired of war, but when he defies Death he walks a dangerous path. A half beast half man gives him shoes and dice which will lead him deep into a web of dark magic and mystery. He meets the beautiful Safire - pure of heart and spirit, the scheming Mistress Jabber and the terrifying Lady of the Nail. He learns the powers of the tinderbox and the wolves whose master he becomes. But will all the riches in the world bring him the thing he most desires?

Fairy tales are often the cruellest stories of all; in this exquisite novel Sally Gardner writes about great love and great loss.

Read by Robert Madge. Robert Madge is a young actor from Warwickshire. He attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School and is currently (2013) a pupil at Ashbourne College. One of his first roles was to perform in Matilda the Musical and has since then had roles in Les Misérables, Oliver and Mary Poppins. Previous audio readings include Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner.

(P)2004 Orion Publishing Group.Ltd

Critics Review

Dazzling and haunting...a dark and deliciously macabre read with an unexpected twist
The Best New Children's Books 2015
Fast-paced and gripping
Stylist
Profoundly beautiful and thought-provoking ... mesmeric ... ultimately, we are in the hands of a consummate storyteller who provides her readers with nothing less than a meditation on desire, maturation, reality and death.
INIS Magazine
Luminously written ... rich and rewarding
Books For Keeps
A dark but delightful read
SFX Magazine
Exquisite ... as dark and captivating as you would hope
The Bookseller
Profoundly beautiful
Recommended Reads
David Roberts' elegant illustrations are integral to the beautiful design ... A volume to treasure and re-read
Financial Times
Mesmeric ... another jewel in Gardner's crown
The Times
The natural elegance of Roberts' style marries perfectly with the supernatural elements of Gardner's powerful narrative -- by turns ghostly, tender, dramatic
Books For Keeps
Exquisite
School Zone
A dark dream -- an exploration of memory, grief, fear, lust and love. Gardner's delicate, eerie rendering lends it a new grace
The Daily Telegraph
Gardner's prose in Tinder is adventurous and hugely energetic ... Its a beauty
The Guardian
An exquisitely macabre fairy story for teenagers
The Daily Telegraph
Author Sally Gardner, illustrated by David Roberts
Narrator Robert Madge
Duration 4 hours and 53 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781409151012
Format Audiobook
Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories – Romance, love or friendship
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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