num_pages: 244
description: No one in the village of Karlstein dares to leave their homes on All Souls' Eve - the night Zamiel the Demon Huntsman comes to claim his prey. But the evil Count Karlstein has struck a terrible bargain with Zamiel, and so the lives of his two young nieces, Lucy and Charlotte, are in danger. Their only hope lies with Hildi, a castle maidservant, and her fearless brother Peter. Can they save the girls from their dreadful fate? Only one thing is certain - the Demon Huntsman will not return to his dark wood unsatisfied! A deliciously terrifying and wickedly funny Gothic tale, Count Karlstein is the first-ever children's book by Philip Pullman, winner of the Whitbread Award, the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Fiction Award and two Smarties Awards. Originally published in 1982, this new edition of Count Karlstein is a treat no Pullman fan should miss.
language: English
title: Count Karlstein
titlecomplete: Count Karlstein
characters: Frau Muller, Zamiel, the Demon Huntsman, Doctor Cadaverezzi, Augusta Davenport, Peter Kelmar, Hildi Kelmar, Max Grindoff, Lucy, Charlotte, Eliza, Arturo Snivelwurst, Count Karlstein
genres: Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Childrens, Young Adult, Gothic, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 2392
places: Switzerland
publisher: Gardners Books