Clock of Doom

by Paul Stewart

As Ryan touches the strangely carved black c lock tower—

known as the Clock of Doom—

little does he rea lise that he has fulfilled an ancient prophecy. Ryan finds h imself struggling to get out of a time loop where events are continually repeated. '

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Paul Stewart is a highly regarded author of books for young readers – from picture books to football stories, fantasy and horror. Together with Chris Riddell he is co-creator of the bestselling Edge Chronicles, which has sold more than three million copies and is available in over twenty languages. They have also collaborated together on lots of other exciting books for children of all ages. The Far-Flung Adventure series includes the Gold Smarties Prize Winner Fergus Crane, and Corby Flood and Hugo Pepper, both Silver Nestle Prize Winners. Then there are the Barnaby Grimes books, two Muddle Earth adventures, and the sci-fi Scavenger and fantasy Wyrmeweald trilogies. For younger readers there is the Blobheads series, while for the very young, Paul has written several picture books, including the Rabbit and Hedgehog series, In the Dark of the Night and, his latest, Wings.

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Reviews

[T-bone · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just found this on my parents bookshelves, and the title caught my attention since I like mystery horror. It was written for a bit of a younger audience compared to Agathe Christie. A boy goes to a town in Germany to visit his relatives, upon arriving there is a huge storm, and he has a nightmare about a clock tower. Strange events keep happening, and he learns about the clock of doom legend, in which the clock is capable of manipulating time. It can go back to the past or forward to the future, it can cause someone to live a life of misery.

It was pretty interesting, I liked that it was about a kid, and it was up to him to stop some evil force. It wasn't especially suspenseful, but I wanted to know how the story would resolve. I also liked how he had to struggle against the elements to reach his ultimate goal.