La increíble historia de… el monstruo del palacio de Buckingham / The Beast of Buckingham Palace

Esta es la historia de Alfred, un niño que tendrá que armarse de valor para salvar el mundo...

Humor y aventuras de la mano del autor número 1 en Inglaterra.

El Londres del futuro está totalmente en ruinas y su joven príncipe Alfred nunca ha conocido la vida fuera de palacio, el lugar más seguro de la ciudad. Siempre ha vivido protegido y rodeado de los mejores lujos, pero una noche empieza a escuchar ruidos muy extraños en la oscuridad...

¿Será verdad que hay un MONSTRUO viviendo en Buckingham Palace? ¡Llegó la hora de descubrirlo!

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Fly into a fiery and fantastical future with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams, in an epic adventure of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy who must save the world…

Illustrated by the artistic genius Tony Ross!

It is 2120 and London is in ruins.

The young Prince Alfred has never known a life outside Buckingham Palace – but when strange goings-on breach its walls and stalk the corridors in the dead of night, he is thrust into a world of mystery, adventure and monsters.

And when his mother, the Queen, is dragged away to the Tower of London, Alfred must screw up his courage and battle to save her, himself… and the entire city.

In a future of myths and legends, join the bestselling David Walliams and venture forth into his most enthralling tale yet!
David Walliams nació en Londres en 1971 y combina su faceta de actor con la de escritor de historias para jóvenes. A día de hoy ha publicado siete novelas, con las que ha ganado el apoyo del público y la crítica, convirtiéndose en el autor juvenil más vendido del momento en el Reino Unido. La prensa ya lo ha bautizado como «el Roald Dahl del siglo XXI».
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Esta es la historia de Alfred, un niño que tendrá que armarse de valor para salvar el mundo...

Humor y aventuras de la mano del autor número 1 en Inglaterra.

El Londres del futuro está totalmente en ruinas y su joven príncipe Alfred nunca ha conocido la vida fuera de palacio, el lugar más seguro de la ciudad. Siempre ha vivido protegido y rodeado de los mejores lujos, pero una noche empieza a escuchar ruidos muy extraños en la oscuridad...

¿Será verdad que hay un MONSTRUO viviendo en Buckingham Palace? ¡Llegó la hora de descubrirlo!

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Fly into a fiery and fantastical future with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams, in an epic adventure of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy who must save the world…

Illustrated by the artistic genius Tony Ross!

It is 2120 and London is in ruins.

The young Prince Alfred has never known a life outside Buckingham Palace – but when strange goings-on breach its walls and stalk the corridors in the dead of night, he is thrust into a world of mystery, adventure and monsters.

And when his mother, the Queen, is dragged away to the Tower of London, Alfred must screw up his courage and battle to save her, himself… and the entire city.

In a future of myths and legends, join the bestselling David Walliams and venture forth into his most enthralling tale yet!

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David Walliams nació en Londres en 1971 y combina su faceta de actor con la de escritor de historias para jóvenes. A día de hoy ha publicado siete novelas, con las que ha ganado el apoyo del público y la crítica, convirtiéndose en el autor juvenil más vendido del momento en el Reino Unido. La prensa ya lo ha bautizado como «el Roald Dahl del siglo XXI».

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