The Illmoor Chronicles: The Ratastrophe Catastrophe - Book One

by David Lee Stone

Book Overview

Diek Wustapha is a normal shepherd boy-until a dark, evil magic instills him with the power to charm man and beast with his magic flute. When the ancient town of Illmoor is plagued by an infestation... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786851287
• ISBN13: 9780786851287
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Disney Press
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

FANTASTIC!!

Personally I loved this book, I felt it explored the tale of the pied piper and gave it an interesting new twist. Just because it is comic fantasty it should not be likened to pratchett, personally I found the characters much more enjoyable the humour was well writtenand the stroy gripped me right through to the end. I brilliant book that I thouroghly enjoyed reading, and I can't wait for the next one.

LOVED IT!

I can honestly say that I loved this book. The humour is twisted in a Tim Burton/Beetlejuice way and most of the characters are completely deranged. The plot, a reworking of the Pied Piper tale, cracks along at high speed, but tends to swerve violently just when you think you KNOW what's going to happen next. The town of Dull Itch has been infested with giant rats and only the moronic trio of Groan, Gordo the dwarf and the ancient wizard called Tambor can handle the trouble. The story also has an evil duke, who I absolutely loved (though who reminds me a lot of Edmund Blackadder). This book was an total joy to read, though it is primarily for kids. Still, if you're like me and you can't get on with Anthony, Asprin or Pratchett, then go for it: I'm sure you wont be disappointed!

Ratastrophe Carastrophe

Another version of the pied piper... Yet "Ratastrophe Catastrophe" is the best pied piper version for kids. Not because it is babyish but because it is fun, imanginative, funny and full of action!:-)When a young nobody gets possesed by an evil creature he gets the power to enchant animals and people. Dullitch (a city) has a giant rat infestion, so they offer a huge award to anyone who will rid the city of the monstrous rats. Of course the evil enchanter does and when he gets told that the city has no money to Voice (inside his head) tells him to take all the children. The only people that can save the city are a dawrf, giant and a old time sorcerer that has lost his spell book and has a terrible memory. Yes it sounds like just another ordinairy adventure were the heros are perfect and of course they are going to save the world but in this story the heroes are not perfect. They are ordinairy (well as ordinairy as you can get in a city run be thieves and assasins) that have their own problems. All the characters in this story are funny by their personalities, faults or decisions. This is a truly hilarious book that any kid should read. It gives you a different version of the pied piper and in my mind a truly better one. This is a must read for any one looking for a less then perfect adventure!