{"product_id":"dark-lord-the-teenage-years-9781408315118","title":"Dark Lord The Teenage Years","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2012 Roald Dahl Funny Prize!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThirteen-year-old schoolboy, Dirk Lloyd, has a dark secret - in fact he \u003ci\u003eis \u003c\/i\u003ea dark secret. Dirk - according to his own account - is the earthly incarnation of a Dark Lord, supreme ruler of the Darklands and leader of great armies of orcs and warriors, intent on destruction and bloody devastation. Following a colossal final battle between the forces of good and evil, the Dark Lord was defeated and hurled by his arch-foe''s spells into the Pit of Uttermost Despair. At the bottom of the Pit lies...a supermarket car park in the municipal town of Whiteshields, somewhere in modern day England. And when he is found, and tries to explain that he is the Dark Lord, people think he means Dirk Lloyd. The fact that he''s trapped in the puny body of a schoolboy doesn''t help. \u003cbr\u003eAnd so begins Dirk''s battle to recover his dignity, his power, and his lands... Along the way he faces the inconvenience of being fostered by a do-gooding family, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA parody of fantasy media that will appeal to anyone who likes a laugh. (The Sunday Times' 100 Best Children's Books) * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA parody of fantasy media that will appeal to anyone who likes a laugh. (The Sunday Times' 100 Best Children's Books) * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eDark Lord is a wonderfully absurd take on beings from another planet * Michael Rosen, Roald Dahl Funny Prize judge *\u003cbr\u003eVery funny, very silly... brilliant concept. * Bookseller *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most original children's books of the year. * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003e\"CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK\" This funny book in the Fabled Lands series is based on an ingenious idea. * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eFunny, utterly silly and enjoyable book, which lots of young readers will love. * Bookbag *\u003cbr\u003eWonderfully original, completely mad. * Lovereading *\u003cbr\u003eIt's funny-clever as well as funny-silly * Mel Giedroyc, Roald Dahl Funny Prize Judge 2012 *\u003cbr\u003eA perfect novel for computer games-obsessed boys. * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eLaugh-out-loud funny and often touching. * Queens Park Books *\u003cbr\u003eAmazing, fantastic... great to read. * Skye Turnbull- 9 year old reviewer *\u003cbr\u003eHilarious. * Chicklish *\u003cbr\u003eThis is hilarious, and is set to have us inferior puny humans laughing out loud... It really is a work of 'evil genius'. * LiteraryLoves.com *\u003cbr\u003ePerfect deadpan humor... wickedly funny, brilliantly told stuff, and you'll never have more fun cheering for evil. * BoingBoing.net *\u003cbr\u003eComic fantasy which won this year's Roald Dahl Funny Prize. * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003eThere are lashings of fantasy and adventure but what makes Dark Lord tick is the humour. * * * * * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA funny, whacky, page-turning tale. * Good Book Guide *\u003cbr\u003eLaugh out loud funny and entertaining, with a surprisingly endearing central character: great fun. * East Anglian Daily Times *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Children's Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739007168855,"sku":"9781408315118","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408315118.jpg?v=1720050865","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dark-lord-the-teenage-years-9781408315118","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}