 First edition | |
| Author | Susan Price |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Ghost World[1] |
| Genre | Children's fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
Publication date | 12 January 1987 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 184 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-571-14613-9 |
| OCLC | 59164609 |
| LC Class | PZ7.P9317 Gh 1987[2] |
| Followed by | Ghost Song |
The Ghost Drum is a children's fantasy novel by Susan Price, published by Faber in 1987, and the first book in the Ghost World trilogy (1987 to 1995).[1] It is an original fairy tale using elements from Russian history and Russian folklore. Like many traditional tales it is full of cruelty, violence and sudden death.
Price won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject.[3]
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux published a US edition within the calendar year, entitled The Ghost Drum: A Cat's Tale.[2] Ghost Drum was reissued as a Young Adult Classic by Faber in 2024.[4]
- ^ a b Ghost World series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB). Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ a b "The ghost drum: a cat's tale" (first US edition). Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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