Koyasan (novel)

Koyasan (novel)

"Koyasan" is a novel by Darren Shan which was released in the UK and Ireland for World Book Day 2006.

Plot introduction

The book is about a young girl called Koyasan, who fears the graveyard in her town where the spirits live. Her younger sister enters the graveyard after dark and her soul is captured. In order to find and retrieve her sister's stolen soul she must battle three spirits and return the soul to her sister's empty body before dawn.

List of characters

*Koyasan - Main character in the book, she's afraid of the graveyard but must enter to retrieve her sisters soul.
*Yamadasan - A young boy who teases Koyasan's fear of the graveyard.
*Chie - A kid from the village who sheapers goats with Yamadasan.
*Maiko - Koyasans younger sister, who's soul is taken by the ghosts when she enters the graveyard after dark.
*Itako - The oldest women in the village, tells Koyasan how to get back her sister's soul.
*Mistuo - A child from the village.
*Three spirits - Ghosts who live in the graveyard, who Koyasan has to battle to get to her sisters soul.

Trivia

*Maiko is named after Darren's good friend Maiko.

External links

* [http://www.darrenshan.com/extras/othercovers/koyasanukfinal.html Koyasan information] www.freewebs.com/koyasan


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Darren Shan — Born Darren O Shaughnessy 2 July 1972 (1972 07 02) (age 39) London, England Pen name Darren Shan, D. B. Shan Occupation Novelist Nationality …   Wikipedia

  • Ghost Hunt — This article is about the light novel series and its adaptations. For the activity, see Ghost hunting. For other uses, see ghosthunters (disambiguation). Ghost Hunt Cover of the first volume of the original light novel featuring Mai Taniyama (c …   Wikipedia

  • George Takei — in 2011. Born George Hosato Takei April 20, 1937 (1937 04 20) (age 74) Los Angeles …   Wikipedia

  • The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls — Infobox animanga/Header name = The Yagyu Ninja Scrolls: Revenge of the Hori Clan caption = ja name = Y十M ~柳生忍法帖~ ja name trans = Y Jū M Yagyū Ninpōchō genre = Action, Historical fantasyInfobox animanga/Manga title = author = Masaki Segawa… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”