The Seven Professors of the Far North
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The Seven Professors of the Far North is a children's novel by John Fardell
first published in 2004 by UK publisher Faber and Faber
, with a US edition being published in 2005 by G. P. Putnam's Sons
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It tells the tale of a group of children from the United Kingdom
, Sam, Zara, and Ben, who undertake an adventure to the Arctic
to rescue Zara and Ben's great-uncle and his colleagues, who have been kidnapped by an evil professor with whom they once worked.
. His home is filled with contraptions, inventions, and unusual features. Years ago, he worked with Professor Murdo in the Arctic.
Zara is the great-niece of Professor Ampersand. She is about twelve years old. Her parents died when she was very young, and she has lived with Ampersand in Edinburgh almost her whole life.
Ben is Zara's younger brother (about eleven years old) and was also adopted by Ampersand as a baby.
Sam Carnabie is eleven years old. He lives with his parents in England
. At the start of the book, his parents arrange for him to visit Professor Ampersand (their old tutor), while they attend a conference. Sam is caught up in the adventure with his new friends Zara and Ben, and unable to contact his parents throughout most of the book.
Professor Murdo is an ex-colleague of Professor Ampersand and five other professors, who, decades before the book starts, attempted to found a university on an Arctic island called Nordbergen. (Together these professors were once nicknamed "The 7 Professors of the Far North".) Murdo has resurrected Nordbergen as a secret research station and has terrible plans for the world.
Marcia Slick is a girl of 13. Her parents drug her and take her, against her will and without her knowledge, to be imprisoned in Professor Murdo's research station, believing that his he can use his new genetic modification procedures to eliminate what they see as her flaws.
Adam is a child genius created by Professor Murdo. He is capable of advanced feats of mental arithmetic, memory and physical co-ordination.
John Fardell
John Fardell is a British cartoonist and author.He is a regular contributor to the adult comic Viz, and has created and drawn two of the most popular and long-running strips, The Modern Parents and The Critics, as well as the more recent additions of Ferdinand the Foodie and Desert Island Teacher...
first published in 2004 by UK publisher Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber Limited, often abbreviated to Faber, is an independent publishing house in the UK, notable in particular for publishing a great deal of poetry and for its former editor T. S. Eliot. Faber has a rich tradition of publishing a wide range of fiction, non fiction, drama, film and music...
, with a US edition being published in 2005 by G. P. Putnam's Sons
G. P. Putnam's Sons
G. P. Putnam's Sons was a major United States book publisher based in New York City, New York. Since 1996, it has been an imprint of the Penguin Group.-History:...
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It tells the tale of a group of children from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, Sam, Zara, and Ben, who undertake an adventure to the Arctic
Arctic
The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost...
to rescue Zara and Ben's great-uncle and his colleagues, who have been kidnapped by an evil professor with whom they once worked.
Some of the Characters
Professor Ampersand is an inventor who lives in EdinburghEdinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
. His home is filled with contraptions, inventions, and unusual features. Years ago, he worked with Professor Murdo in the Arctic.
Zara is the great-niece of Professor Ampersand. She is about twelve years old. Her parents died when she was very young, and she has lived with Ampersand in Edinburgh almost her whole life.
Ben is Zara's younger brother (about eleven years old) and was also adopted by Ampersand as a baby.
Sam Carnabie is eleven years old. He lives with his parents in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. At the start of the book, his parents arrange for him to visit Professor Ampersand (their old tutor), while they attend a conference. Sam is caught up in the adventure with his new friends Zara and Ben, and unable to contact his parents throughout most of the book.
Professor Murdo is an ex-colleague of Professor Ampersand and five other professors, who, decades before the book starts, attempted to found a university on an Arctic island called Nordbergen. (Together these professors were once nicknamed "The 7 Professors of the Far North".) Murdo has resurrected Nordbergen as a secret research station and has terrible plans for the world.
Marcia Slick is a girl of 13. Her parents drug her and take her, against her will and without her knowledge, to be imprisoned in Professor Murdo's research station, believing that his he can use his new genetic modification procedures to eliminate what they see as her flaws.
Adam is a child genius created by Professor Murdo. He is capable of advanced feats of mental arithmetic, memory and physical co-ordination.