Having read two of his earlier novels, “Skellig” and “Kit’s Wilderness”, “Clay” by David Almond is a book I have been looking forward to for a while.

I have not been disappointed. The narrative is excellent, the story is dark and scary (not too scary), and the underlying ideas are challenging and relevant. All this presented at a pace and tension that will grip even reluctant readers. No wonder then that a TV film version has been produced for the BBC and recently released as a DVD. I have yet to view the film and will be very interested to see how it has been adapted.

You can listen to David Almond talking about Clay at the Meet the Author website, and David has his own website here. Again targeted at young people – but written with such quality that it is essential reading for all who admire an author who is continually stretching the boundaries of imagination and literature.