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Robert Swindells

Author of Stone Cold

94+ Works 1,913 Members 48 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: Robert Swindells, Robert Swindells, Robert E. Swindells, Robert Edward Swindells

Works by Robert Swindells

Stone Cold (1993) 300 copies

Brother in the Land (1984) 188 copies

Room 13 (1989) 163 copies

Abomination (1998) 139 copies

Daz 4 Zoe (Puffin Teenage Fiction) (1990) 62 copies

Hydra (1992) 60 copies

Timesnatch (1995) 43 copies

Nightmare Stairs (1997) 38 copies

Invisible! (1999) 38 copies

Ruby Tanya (2004) 37 copies

Blitzed (2002) 36 copies

Dosh (Puffin Teenage Books) (1999) 33 copies

The Ice Palace (Lions) (1980) 29 copies

Jacqueline Hyde (1998) 28 copies

Wrecked (Puffin Teenage Books) (2001) 27 copies

Inside the Worm (1993) 26 copies

Doodlebug Alley (Mammoth Read) (2000) 26 copies

The Thousand Eyes of Night (1985) 26 copies

Snapshot (2005) 26 copies

In the Nick of Time (2007) 25 copies

No Angels (Puffin Teenage Books) (2003) 24 copies

The Unbeliever (1997) 23 copies

Follow a Shadow (New Longman Literature) (1989) 22 copies

Shrapnel (2009) 19 copies

Egyptian Gods and Pharaohs (2000) 19 copies

Voyage to Valhalla (1977) 18 copies

Burnout (2007) 18 copies

Chilling Christmas Tales (1992) — Contributor — 18 copies

Smash! (1997) 17 copies

The Shade of Hettie Daynes (2008) 17 copies

Heibel rond de kikkerpoel (1993) 16 copies

A Serpent's Tooth (1988) 16 copies

Room 13 and Inside the Worm (2007) 15 copies

Blackout (2011) 15 copies

Snakebite (2006) 15 copies

The Orchard Book of Viking Stories (2004) 14 copies

Kidnap at Denton Farm (Outfit) (1994) 14 copies

A Skull in Shadows Lane (2012) 12 copies

World-eater (1985) 12 copies

The Orchard Book of Stories from Ancient Egypt (2000) 12 copies

A Candle in the Dark (Knight Books) (1974) 11 copies

When Darkness Comes (1975) 11 copies

Just a Bit of Fun (2009) 11 copies

Wish for Wings (2001) 11 copies

Hurricane Summer (Mammoth Read) (1997) 10 copies

The Orchard Book of Vikings (1999) 10 copies

Staying Up (1986) 9 copies

The First Hunter (2009) 9 copies

Knife-edge (2008) 9 copies

The Secret of Weeping Wood (The Outfit, no. 1) (1994) 8 copies

The Very Special Baby (1977) 8 copies

Ghost Messengers (Cascades) (1985) 7 copies

Branded (Puffin Teenage Books) (2005) 7 copies

You Can't Say I'm Crazy (Antelope Books) (1992) 7 copies

Robert Swindells' Peril in the Mist: The 'Outfit's # 5 Story from the Carnegie Medal-Winning Auth (1997) 6 copies

Nightmare Stairs And Room 13 (2000) 6 copies

Dan's War (2012) 5 copies

The Deep End (2013) 5 copies

Rolf y Rosi (Spanish Edition) (1995) 5 copies

The siege of Frimly Prim (1993) 5 copies

Draculas Castle (1990) 5 copies

Henry V (Shakespeare Today) (2010) 4 copies

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare Today) (2009) 4 copies

Roger's War (1999) 4 copies

I mille occhi della notte 4 copies

Der Schatten, den ich bannte. ( Ab 14 J.). (1997) 3 copies

Dragons Live Forever (1987) 3 copies

The Go-ahead Gang (Young Puffin Story Books) (1992) 3 copies

Invisible AND Timesnatch (2005) 3 copies

Last Bus (1997) 3 copies

The Moonpath and Other Tales of the Bizarre (The Good Time Library) (1979) 2 copies

MITES I LLEGENDES DE L'ANTIC EGIPTE (2018) 2 copies

Swindells: Stone Cold: Englische Lektüre für das 4. und 5. Lernjahr (2016) 2 copies

The Postbox Mystery (1991) 2 copies

Tim Kipper (1990) 2 copies

Wheaton Book of Science Fiction Stories (1982) 2 copies

Sans abri (2003) 2 copies

Reis naar Walhalla 1 copy

Norah's Shark (1979) 1 copy

På nye vinger (2003) 1 copy

Feuerstein und Rauchsignal 1 copy

Eldlekar (2011) 1 copy

Wistan the Strange (in Centuries of Stories - COOLING) 1 copy

Serpent's Tooth Pb (Longman Literature) (1998) 1 copy

Scary Stories (1997) — Contributor — 1 copy

Nemici (2000) 1 copy

Nel ventre del drago (2021) 1 copy

"Room 13" and "Inside the Worm": 2 Books in One (1996) 1 copy

The Weather-clerk (1983) 1 copy

Night School (Paperbird) (1989) 1 copy

Nattens tusind øjne (1984) 1 copy

HOOLIGANS (1997) 1 copy

We Didn't Mean To! (Outfit) (2021) 1 copy

Mavis Davis (Umbrella Books) (1988) 1 copy

Associated Works

An Oxford Book of Christmas Stories (1986) — Contributor — 68 copies

Centuries of Stories (1999) — Contributor — 59 copies

Haunting Christmas Tales: An Anthology (1630) — Contributor — 54 copies

Scary! 2: More Stories That Will Make You Scream (2001) — Contributor — 31 copies

The Dollmaker and Other Sinister Stories (1982) — Contributor — 7 copies

The Methuen Book of Strange Tales (1980) — Contributor — 7 copies

MYSTERIOUS CHRISTMAS TALES (HIPPO FICTION) (1993) — Contributor — 6 copies

Snapshots (1995) — Contributor — 6 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1939-03-20
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Places of residence: Yorkshire, England, UK
Organizations: Royal Air Force
Awards and honors: Carnegie Medal (1993)
Children's Book Award (4 times)

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Reviews

Brother In The Land by Robert Swindells

Harrowing novel about the aftermath of a nuclear war. Like Threads in book form.

HOWEVER, I know there are at least 2 editions of this, with different endings. One is the original, which is realistic and depressing. There's another one which makes no sense but gives a reasonably happy ending. I prefer the first. Funny story: we read this book in school and half were the first and half the second but the teacher hadn't realised they had different endings. When we got to the end there was a lot of confusion and the teacher expressed her disappointment with the depressing ending. WHATEVER TEACH YOU WERE DUMB AS HECK DEPRESSING ENDINGS FOR LIFE… (more)

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tombomp | 4 other reviews | Oct 31, 2023 |

Το δωμάτιο Νο 13 by Robert Swindells

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Nikolas50 | 5 other reviews | Apr 2, 2023 |

Stone Cold (Puffin Teenage Fiction) by Robert Swindells

This was actually quite good - but not for me. Homelessness is such a terrible thing that I couldn't read it as entertainment and I wasn't learning anything from it either.

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Ma_Washigeri | 8 other reviews | Jan 23, 2021 |

Stone Cold (Puffin Teenage Fiction) by Robert Swindells

A short book that packs a punch. Told in alternating chapters by a homeless boy Link and an insane serial killer who wants to rid the streets of "scum" of the Earth. This is chilling because we, the reader, know that the Killer has singled out Link to be one of his victims, and this is so suspenseful.
Throw in a homeless girl with a secret at the end, and the killer systematically picking off homeless people by various means and no one caring and you have a short but gripping book. Boys will love this.… (more)

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nicsreads | 8 other reviews | Aug 11, 2019 |

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Lists

Kidnapping -- children's/young adult fiction (2)

Best Post-Apocalyptic Stories (1)

Carnegie Medal Winners In Order (1)

Awards

By Award By Work

Costa Book Awards

Abomination (Shortlist – Children's Book – 1998)

Brother in the Land (Fiction for Teenagers – 1985)

1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

Brother in the Land (2009.0901, 2009, Ages 12↑)

Stone Cold (2009.0938, 2009, Ages 12↑)

Library of Congress Children's Literature Center Children's Books

Brother in the Land (1986)

The Children's Book Award

Blitzed (Winner – Younger Readers – 2003)

Nightmare Stairs (Winner – Short Novel – 1998)

Room 13 (Winner – 1990)

Brother in the Land (Winner – 1985)

Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing

Ruby Tanya (Nominee – 2005)

Stone Cold (Winner – 1993)

Angus Book Award

The Unbeliever (Winner – 1998)

IBBY Honour Book

Stone Cold (Swedish Translation – 1998)

Manchester Book Award

Branded (Puffin Teenage Books) (Longlist – 2006)

Sheffield Children's Book Award

Abomination (Winner – 1999)

Hampshire Book Awards

Ruby Tanya (Shortlist – Hampshire Book Award – 2006)

The Other Award

Brother in the Land (1984)

Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury

Jacqueline Hyde (1999)

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Julia Jarman Contributor

Jill Bennett Contributor

Tessa Krailing Contributor

David Belbin Contributor

Malcolm Rose Contributor

David Wyatt Illustrator

Susan Price Contributor

Garry Kilworth Contributor

K. M. Peyton Contributor

Jon Riley Illustrator

Clifford Norgate Narrator

Les Edwards Cover artist

Scoular Anderson Illustrator

Statistics

Works: 94
Also by: 8
Members: 1,913
Popularity: #13,452
Rating: ½ 3.5

Reviews: 48
ISBNs: 434
Languages: 16

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