Sirens
Written and illustrated by Peter Suart
ISBN 962-86816-8-0
ISBN 978-962-86816-8-6
210mm (H) x 210mm (W)
52 pages. Full-color. Hardcover
English
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In their fifth adventure Tik and Tok are drawn by a beautiful song into a
dreadful city of rusting machines, filthy smoke and rats, where the children
do nothing but stare at screens all day. Chased by Pinchbrat, Tik takes
refuge in the underground drains and sets off to find out who runs the
place and What It All Means. Tok has his own troubles, falling foul of
Sir William Warp.
Will our heroes survive the deadly call of the song? Will the children1s
enchantment be broken? Will the questions never stop?
Sirens expands the folk tale The Pied Piper of Hamelin and concerns power
and the manipulation of children, through computers, surveillance, branding
and consumerism. It draws on several famous works of literature and is at
once an adventure story for children and a satire for adults.
WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK?
For children aged 8 and up.
For adults who love illustrated fiction.
About the Creator
Peter
Suart was born in Jamaica, raised in
Hong Kong and educated in U.K. From 1985 to 1999 he lived in Hong Kong,
where he worked mainly in the performing arts field, and also for some
years was a part-time lecturer on Music for Dance at the Hong Kong
Academy for Performing Arts.