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Another atmospheric and terrifying tale from the author of Cirque Du Freak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCirque Du Freak \"...fast-paced and compelling book which leaves the reader hungry for more.\" JK Rowling 'Brilliant, macabre tale.' Guardian \"I read Cirque Du Freak last week. I loved it. I love the way you manage to juggle the funny with the unpleasant, the affection with the hurt. It's great story-telling.\" Roddy Doyle The Vampire's Assistant \"The Vampire's Assistant blazes a thrilling, gruesome trail through a fascinating plot.\" The Good Book Guide Vampire Mountain \"Get your teeth into it!\" Funday Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarren Shan is the number-one best-selling author of the series THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN, the DEMONATA and more recently the SAGA OF LARTEN CREPSLEY and ZOM-B. His books have been read by millions of people around the world and translated into more than 25 languages. 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The trek is a test of skill and endurance - one which sees Darren's vampire nature develop, and a new understanding of the mysterious blue-robed servants of the sinister Mr Tiny. Gavner Purl makes a welcome return when he joins Darren and Mr Crepsley, but they face more than the cold on their way to the vampire princes - the vampaneze have been there before them... Will Darren's meeting with the Vampire Princes restore his human nature, or turn him further towards the darkness...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCirque Du Freak \"...fast-paced and compelling book which leaves the reader hungry for more.\" JK Rowling 'Brilliant, macabre tale.' Guardian \"I read Cirque Du Freak last week. I loved it. I love the way you manage to juggle the funny with the unpleasant, the affection with the hurt. 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But school is not the only thing Darren has to come to terms with: faces from the past, the death of a clan member, a clash with a vampire hunter and blood-thirsty vampaneze mean Darren's past is catching up with him - fast. It's time for the allies of the night to join forces. The hunt is on...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHunters of the Dusk The attention to detail is as great as ever and it will leave fans with the promise of bigger revelations and developments to come. Funday Times Cirque Du Freak A compelling book...a plot full of twists which leaves the reader hungry for more. J.K. Rowling One of the 50 Best Children's books of 1999 The Independent \"I read Cirque Du Freak last week. I loved it. I love the way you manage to juggle the funny with the unpleasant, the affection with the hurt. It's great story-telling.\" Roddy Doyle A top notch supernatural thriller told with pace and tension... Leave the lights on... Books Etc Magazine The Vampire's Assistant The Vampire's Assistant blazes a thrilling, gruesome trail through a fascinating plot. The Good Book Guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarren Shan is the number-one best-selling author of the series THE SAGA OF DARREN SHAN, the DEMONATA and more recently the SAGA OF LARTEN CREPSLEY and ZOM-B. His books have been read by millions of people around the world and translated into more than 25 languages. Darren lives in seclusion in the depths of Ireland. He is a big film buff, and also loves theatre, comics and books, and collecting art. He loves dreaming up new ways to terrify his readers, but never drinks blood. 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Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Wimpy Kid meets The Walking Dead in this hilarious series packed with monsters and zombies. Jack, Quint, June, and Dirk's journey continues with new friends, new stakes, and a new ride! With his zombie-controlling powers growing stronger, Jack Sullivan and his buddies are road-tripping toward the mysterious Tower, where they must once and for all stop Rezzoch the Ancient, Destructor of Worlds, from descending upon our dimension. But their journey is sidetracked when they are swept up by the Mallusc, an enormous centipede monster carrying the world's largest shopping mall on its back. On board, the kids discover a thriving monster society: Mallusc City! There, they encounter old allies as well as old foes, who are ruling over Mallusc City with an iron fist. Beating these bad guys in battle is not an option, but beating them in an election is... so Jack runs for mayor of Mallusc City! 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Creepy, pacy, smart, witty and just pure Jennifer genius.\" Vashti Hardy, author of Brightstorm \"This is Killick's best book yet; think 'The Breakfast Club' meets 'Stranger Things', making great use of her talent for comic dialogue and her astute eye for just the right kind of scary for this age group.\" Fiona Noble, Bookseller, Editor's Choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJennifer Killick is the author of the Dread Wood and Crater Lake series. She regularly visits schools and festivals, and her books have been selected three times for The Reading Agency's Summer Reading Challenge. She lives in Uxbridge in a house full of children, animals and Lego. 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A rift has opened to a hellish dimension, and only Mevolent is strong enough to seal it and save the world. A simple mission, then, which turns ever-so-slightly trickier when Skulduggery is presented with the opportunity to finally get revenge on Nefarian Serpine, the man who murdered him and killed his family thirteen years earlier. Return to the world of Skulduggery Pleasant in a short novel set hundreds of years before Valkyrie Cain is even born, and follow Skulduggery, Ghastly, Shudder, Ravel, Saracen, Dexter and Hopeless as they argue, bicker and battle their way through an army of their most hated enemies in order to save their oldest enemy so they can stop another, brand new, enemy... 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And the body count grows ever higher. Some of the old-timers believe that it's the monstrous Ozarks howler snatching people off the Aux Arc Trail. Well Dovie doesn't believe in the howler, and she doesn't believe her best friend - the gorgeous Lo - when he tells her he is being haunted by dark shadows. All she believes in is her talent that guides the local sheriff to the bones when they begin their song, then reuniting the dead with their families to give them some peace. But the truth of their deaths isn't buried with their bones; it's hidden somewhere deep in the hills. And Lo and Dovie must unearth it before anyone else is killed...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Dark and Shallow Lies: 'Dark and Shallow Lies oozes atmosphere and dread [...] An intense and brooding thriller laced with the supernatural and killer twists.' - Observer 'A page-turning thriller ...' - IRISH TIMES \"Few books have stuck with me quite as much as Dark and Shallow Lies did this year. Like its ominous and isolated Louisiana bayou setting, Ginny Myers Sain's debut YA novel is a story that's as alluring as it is unnerving and unfathomable. Blending small-town supernatural thrills with a haunting coming-of-age murder mystery, it's the kind of deeply atmospheric book that makes you live every second with its heart-breaking cast of young and troubled characters. Taking place, as Ginny Myers Sain describes it, in the \"in-between spaces where magic feels most possible\", it's a story that crackles off the page and into readers' hearts, where it will stay for a long time to come.\" Culturefly \"Don't even try to resist-Ginny Myers Sain will lure you into the spellbinding world of the deep Louisiana bayou with this riveting missing girl mystery populated by a bewitching cast of characters; spun to life in lush, atmospheric prose; and teeming with a dark mythology that is part folklore, part psychic mysticism, and entirely compelling.\" -Kit Frick, author of I Killed Zoe Spanos \"Haunting and arresting, this is one stunning debut. Ginny Myers Sain has written a totally engrossing small-town mystery about what happens when you finally dig up long-buried secrets.\" -Jessica Goodman, bestselling author of They Wish They Were Us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGinny Myers Sain enjoys creating dark, tangled, mysterious stories that exist in the in-between spaces where magic feels most possible. She especially loves writing for young adult readers because those years between childhood and adulthood are full of so much possibility...and so many big fears and questions.                Ginny lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her teenage son and a very cowardly doberman named Shipley. When she's not working in the theatre or writing, you're likely to find her listening to true crime podcasts, taking pictures of alligators, eating tacos, or planning a trip to Walt Disney World. 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When Penny's new mentor offers her an opportunity she cannot refuse, to have a portrait painted by a mysterious artist who can grant immortal beauty to all his subjects, Penny happily follows in the footsteps of Dorian's most glittering alumni, knowing that stardom is sure to soon be hers. But when her trusted mentor is found murdered, Penny realises she's made a terrible mistake - a sinister someone is using the uncanny portraits to kill off the subjects one by one. As more perfectly beautiful students start to fall, Penny knows her time is running out . . . A seductive and searing exploration of beauty, identity, and what the pursuit of perfection can truly cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA contemporary reworking of The Picture of Dorian Gray, this book shines a light on beauty standards and the pursuit of perfection.- The Observer \"A haunting, emotional and sapphic retelling, one which reels you in and doesn't let go.\" - Paper Lanterns Praise for The Society for Soulless Girls 'A twisty, sexy, smart haunting of a book, full of eloquent rage' Kiran Millwood-Hargrave 'An intimate exploration of women's anger, bladed with mystery and sapphic desire. Laura Steven has cut a modern Gothic gem, leaving room for glints of her trademark humour' - Samantha Shannon 'A fast-paced feminist horror, that manages to be oh-so-romantic and oh-so-haunting all at once' - Alexandra Christo, bestselling author of TO KILL A KINGDOM 'As seductive as it is sinister' - Kate Dunn 'Dark, clever and filled to the brim with feminist rage, Steven has crafted the sapphic dark academia of dreams - and of nightmares' - Francesca May.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaura Steven is an award-winning author from the northernmost town in England. She has published several books for children and young adults; her debut novel The Exact Opposite Of Okay won the inaugural Comedy Women In Print Prize, while The Love Hypothesis was optioned for TV by an Emmy-winning team. 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The highly-anticipated ninth book in the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling series, and Emmy award-winning Netflix series, with over ten million copies in print! The last kids may have escaped the forbidden fortress by the skin of their teeth, but there isn't much to celebrate. Thrull has what he needs to complete the Tower, Rezzoch will most certainly come to Earth, and the world as they know it will cease to exist. Except Jack's Cosmic Hand is now even more powerful than he realized, and it might just be able to stop the inevitable from happening. To get the answers he seeks, he'll need to travel farther than he's ever been. He must go . . . to the monster dimension! Told in a mixture of text and black-and-white illustration, this is the perfect series for any kid who's ever dreamed of starring in their own comic book or video game. The Last Kids on Earth series: The Last Kids on Earth The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade The Last Kids on Earth and the Nightmare King The Last Kids on Earth and the Cosmic Beyond The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade The Last Kids on Earth and the Skeleton Road The Last Kids on Earth and the Doomsday Race The Last Kids on Earth and the Forbidden Fortress The Last Kids on Earth: June's Wild Flight The Last Kids on Earth: Quint and Dirk's Hero Quest And don't miss the full-colour graphic novels: The Last Kids on Earth: Thrilling Tales from the Tree House The Last Comics on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier's The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs.' Jeff Kinney, author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. 'this is the perfect book for any kid who's ever dreamed of starring in his or her own comic book or video game.', Critic, KIDSREADS.COM 'terrifically funny ... Holgate's b\u0026amp;w cartoons mix splatter-and-slime-heavy action sequences with humorous character profiles (a portrait of a \"winged wretch... points out the creature's \"huge, hooked talons like a freaking velociraptor...), all playing into Jack's gamified take on post-apocalyptic life. Snarky end-of-the-world fun. Ages 8-12.', Reviewer, Publisher's Weekly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMax Brallier is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. His books and series include The Last Kids on Earth, Eerie Elementary, Mister Shivers, Galactic Hot Dogs, and Can YOU Survive the Zombie Apocalypse? He is a writer and producer for Netflix's Emmy-award-winning adaptation of The Last Kids on Earth. Max lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. Visit him at MaxBrallier.com.                Douglas Holgate has been a freelance comic book artist and illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia, for more than ten years. 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Dear reader, You still have time to choose another international best-selling series to read. But if you insist on discovering the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, then proceed with caution... Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. In The Wide Window the siblings encounter a hurricane, a signalling device, hungry leaches, cold cucumber soup, a horrible villain and a doll named Pretty Penny. In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Despite their wretched contents, A Series of Unfortunate Events has sold 60 million copies worldwide and been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey. And in the future things are poised to get much worse, thanks to the forthcoming Netflix series directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. You have been warned. Are you unlucky enough to own all 13 adventures? The Bad Beginning The Reptile Room The Wide Window The Miserable Mill The Austere Academy The Ersatz Elevator The Vile Village The Hostile Hospital The Carnivorous Carnival The Slippery Slope The Grim Grotto The Penultimate Peril The End.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Perhaps A Series of Unfortunate Events is so special simply because Handler saw children as people. He took his readers seriously' - Guardian 'Lemony Snicket is the new Harry Potter' - Entertainment Weekly 'Deliciously wicked and wonderful' - The Times 'Lemony Snicket is a publishing phenomenon' - Independent 'Harry Potter's worst nightmare' - Evening Standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLemony Snicket was born before you were and is likely to die before you as well. He was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious and prone to riot. He grew up near the sea and currently lives beneath it. 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Dear reader, You still have time to choose another international best-selling series to read. But if you insist on discovering the unpleasant adventures of the Baudelaire orphans, then proceed with caution... Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. In The Austere Academy the siblings face snapping crabs, strict punishments, dripping fungus, comprehensive exams, violin recitals, S.O.R.E. and the metric system. In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Despite their wretched contents, 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' has sold 60 million copies worldwide and been made into a Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey. And in the future things are poised to get much worse, thanks to the forthcoming Netflix series directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. You have been warned. Are you unlucky enough to own all 13 adventures? The Bad Beginning The Reptile Room The Wide Window The Miserable Mill The Austere Academy The Ersatz Elevator The Vile Village The Hostile Hospital The Carnivorous Carnival The Slippery Slope The Grim Grotto The Penultimate Peril The End And what about All The Wrong Questions? In this four-book series a 13-year-old Lemony chronicles his dangerous and puzzling apprenticeship in a mysterious organisation that nobody knows anything about: 'Who Could That Be at This Hour?' 'When Did you Last See Her?' 'Shouldn't You Be in School?' 'Why is This Night Different from All Other Nights?' Lemony Snicket was born before you were and is likely to die before you as well. He was born in a small town where the inhabitants were suspicious and prone to riot. He grew up near the sea and currently lives beneath it. Until recently, he was living somewhere else. Brett Helquist was born in Ganado, Arizona, grew up in Orem, Utah, and now lives in New York City. He earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Brigham Young University and has been illustrating ever since. His art has appeared in many publications, including Cricket magazine and The New York Times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Perhaps A Series of Unfortunate Events is so special simply because Handler saw children as people. He took his readers seriously' - Guardian 'Lemony Snicket is the new Harry Potter' - Entertainment Weekly 'Deliciously wicked and wonderful' - The Times 'Lemony Snicket is a publishing phenomenon' - Independent 'Harry Potter's worst nightmare' - Evening Standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLemony Snicket was born before you were and is likely to die before you as well. 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It's Colette's birthday and the friends are spending an evening at Neon Perch - an epic entertainment spot where they can eat pizza, play mini golf and - best of all - take part in Project Z - an epic new escape room experience. It's going to be the best night ever! Or is it . . . ? Somehow, the escape room somehow seems to know each player's greatest fears. And worst of all, there are creatures locked up with them. Creatures from their darkest nightmares . . . giant, poisonous RATS! \"Deliciously scary and hilarious comedy-horror, perfectly pitched for eight-plus.\" The Guardian on Dread Wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Imagine a book that serves up those super-spooky vibes that kids love... horrors galore, a delicious dollop of black comedy and a bunch of spiky classmates with a murky, rat-infested mystery to solve . . . Killick is a slick and sassy storyteller... she knows just how far to take her heart-stopping tales of cool comedy and scary horror as she pumps up the action and lets loose her rich imagination. Just be prepared to read this gorgeous, gigglesome chiller-thriller in one sitting!' Lancashire Post 'Massive kudos to our horror queen, Jennifer Killick, who once again raises the bar for scares and suspense . . . her storytelling is fast-paced and twisty but she still manages to keep it light and hilarious in those darker moments.' Check 'Em Out Books review, December 2023 Praise for the Dread Wood series: \"Brilliantly creepy fun for young horror fans, with an unexpectedly moving ending.\" - iNews \"Jennifer Killick's talent for horror and humour is blended brilliantly here as the spiky dialogue, unstoppable pace and genuinely menacing atmosphere build to a tremendous climax\"- Daily Mail \"Deliciously scary and hilarious comedy-horror, perfectly pitched for eight-plus.\" The Guardian \"This is Killick's best book yet; think 'The Breakfast Club' meets 'Stranger Things', making great use of her talent for comic dialogue and her astute eye for just the right kind of scary for this age group.\" - Editor's Choice, The Bookseller Jennifer has, yet again, upped the level of stylishly slick, sinister storylines and honed her clever range of shock \/ comedy techniques - from the laugh-out-loud, nose-snortingly funny moments, to the cheekily edgy asides, to the poignant warm-hearted, gentle, fun scenes she does so well. - ReadingZone (Book of the Day, February 16th 2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJennifer Killick is the author of the Dread Wood and Crater Lake series. She regularly visits schools and festivals, and her books have been selected multiple times for The Reading Agency's Summer Reading Challenge. She lives in Uxbridge in a house full of children, animals and Lego. 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But these are no ordinary caterpillars. These creepy creatures grow into giant, mutant, killer moths with a taste for BLOOD! They'll stop at nothing until everything - and everyone - is destroyed. It's Club Loser's toughest battle to date. It's all to play for ... and everything is at stake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReviews for Terror Tower \"The latest book in Jennifer Killick's brilliant comedy horror series combines scares with lots of laughs.\" - The Week Junior \"Jennifer Killick has become the go-to horror writer for readers aged nine and over ... readers are as likely to howl with laughter as with terror.\" - The Sunday Times Reviews for the Dread Wood series \"Brilliantly creepy fun for young horror fans, with an unexpectedly moving ending.\" - iNews \"Jennifer Killick's talent for horror and humour is blended brilliantly here as the spiky dialogue, unstoppable pace and genuinely menacing atmosphere build to a tremendous climax\"- Daily Mail \"Deliciously scary and hilarious comedy-horror, perfectly pitched for eight-plus.\"-The Guardian \"This is Killick's best book yet; think 'The Breakfast Club' meets 'Stranger Things', making great use of her talent for comic dialogue and her astute eye for just the right kind of scary for this age group.\" - Editor's Choice, The Bookseller \"Jennifer has, yet again, upped the level of stylishly slick, sinister storylines and honed her clever range of shock \/ comedy techniques - from the laugh-out-loud, nose-snortingly funny moments, to the cheekily edgy asides, to the poignant warm-hearted, gentle, fun scenes she does so well.\" - ReadingZone (Book of the Day, February 16th 2022) Not for the faint-hearted, this edge-of-seat horror is hard to put down, with many chapters ending on a cliff-hanger. But it's the humanity and backstories that stay with you when the trauma ends. BookTrust (Book of the Day, April 13th 2022) Authors \"Sharp, scary and a whole lot of fun!\" Christopher Edge, author of Escape Room \"This is BRILLIANT! Creepy, pacy, smart, witty and just pure Jennifer genius.\" Vashti Hardy, author of Brightstorm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJennifer Killick is the author of the Dread Wood series. She regularly visits schools and festivals, and is a World Book Day 2024 author. She lives in Uxbridge in a house full of children, animals and Lego. 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Darren, a total spider freak, decides to steal and train Madam Octa - an enormous tarantula owned by Mr Crepsley, so that he can train it to perform amazing deeds. But his daring theft goes horribly wrong, and soon Darren is caught up in a web of terror from which he cannot escape - and finds himself forced to make a terrible bargain with a creature of the night... Atmospheric, funny, realistic, moving and terrifying, Cirque du Freak has been thrilling readers for twenty five years, and is now available in this stunning anniversary edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCirque Du Freak \"...fast-paced and compelling book ... full of satisfyingly macabre touches...which leaves the reader hungry for more.\" JK Rowling 'Brilliant, macabre tale.' Guardian \"I read Cirque Du Freak last week. I loved it. I love the way you manage to juggle the funny with the unpleasant, the affection with the hurt. 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It's brilliant' Mel Taylor-Bessent 'Minecraft-meets-Lovecraft - genuinely creepy with a surprisingly heartwarming ending. But don't read it with the lights off...' Alastair Chisholm 'This book is brilliant. A fresh and exciting new voice ... A properly pacy, heart-pounding sci-fi thriller, perfect for gamers. Read it with ALL the lights on!' Rashmi Sirdeshpande 'It absolutely knocked my socks off ... A fantastic, thrilling debut' Tamzin Merchant 'Whip-smart and spine-tingingly scary ... An absolute treat of a debut' Laura Noakes 'A hair-raising adventure' Observer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMax Boucherat (he\/they) was born and raised in Cardiff, gained an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University and now lives with their wife in a mercifully ghost-free house in the middle of Caerphilly, South Wales.                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A stunning novel from page 1 to the last word' The Founding Fields Praise for Skulduggery Pleasant: 'A thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series 'Thrill-a-minute adventure' Jonathan Stroud, author of the Lockwood \u0026amp; Co. series 'It's exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun' Philip Ardagh, Guardian 'Whatever your age, read and enjoy the ride' Irish Independent 'Landy's witty style will win him fans of all ages ... It's a good job Harry's [Potter] resigning before he's forcibly retired' Irish Mail on Sunday 'A rip-roaring adventure' Irish Sunday Independent 'Landy [has the] ability to craft an engaging story from start to finish' Inis 'Derek Landy has been something of a publishing phenomenon' Irish Post.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDerek Landy lives near Dublin. 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Following the loss of Valkyrie Cain, Skulduggery Pleasant must track down Darquesse before she turns the world into a charred, lifeless cinder - and so he draws together a team of soldiers, monster hunters, criminals and Valkyrie's now murderous reflection. Not everyone gets out of this alive. 'A thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for The Dying of the Light: 'With plot twists that had me gasping at Landy's audacity, whip-smart dialogue, and enough clever popular culture references to impress even the most jaded teenager, this is a world class book not to be missed' Irish Independent 'This is a series that has not only maintained incredible entertainment value throughout, but has managed to consistently exceed steadily rising expectations book after book' The Bookbag Praise for Skulduggery Pleasant: 'A thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series 'Thrill-a-minute adventure' Jonathan Stroud, author of the Lockwood \u0026amp; Co. series 'It's exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun' Philip Ardagh, Guardian 'Whatever your age, read and enjoy the ride' Irish Independent 'Landy's witty style will win him fans of all ages ... It's a good job Harry's [Potter] resigning before he's forcibly retired' Irish Mail on Sunday 'A rip-roaring adventure' Irish Sunday Independent 'Landy [has the] ability to craft an engaging story from start to finish' Inis 'Derek Landy has been something of a publishing phenomenon' Irish Post.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDerek Landy is the author of the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series. He doesn't like to brag about all the awards he's won, such as the Irish Book of the Decade, or the Red House in the UK, or all the other awards that he humbly displays on his mantelpiece. He is also far too modest to mention things like the first book being a Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year, but would like to extend an invitation to Oprah to pop around one day for tea, in thanks for selecting his book for the Oprah's Book Club Kids Reading List. Derek plays too many video games, reads too many comics, and watches too many movies. 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But then he turns up at their flat in the Alpine Heights tower block, terrifyingly changed. One day later, a mysterious virus seems to be running rampant through the building and many residents are dead. Nobody has ever discovered what really happened - until now ...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A chilling horror\/sci-fi rollercoaster ... the X-Files meets Alien ... I think I may have held my breath for the entire duration.\" - Phil Hickes \"X-Files for a new generation ... The setting and set up are the perfect starting points for such a chilling tale, and it built to a climax so tense that I held my breath for what seemed like longer than humanly possible.\" - Jennifer Killick \"Reads like a classic sci-fi horror and was full of moments that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up - especially the ending!\" - Cynthia Murphy \"Genuinely creepy and strange thriller, combining horror and sci-fi to great effect. I was hooked from the first couple of pages. 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With the storm closing in, all exit routes cut off, and the killer taking them out one by one, their only hope lies with the two mysterious Irish detectives who seem quite at home with all this bloodshed ... Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain have only hours to figure out who the killer is in a hotel filled with the tortured spirits of the dead, the anguished wails of the dying, and the relentless whines of the living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Skulduggery Pleasant has already entertained a generation, and his latest pacey hunt for a killer is The Haunted House on Hollow Hill' Sunday Times Praise for the Skulduggery Pleasant series: 'A writer at the height of his powers ... Whatever your age, read them and enjoy the ride' Irish Independent 'Fast and funny' The Times 'Skulduggery Pleasant serves up a thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure' Rick Riordan 'Landy's witty style will win him fans of all ages' Irish Mail on Sunday 'Hugely enjoyable - a thrill-a-minute adventure' Jonathan Stroud 'A fast evolving plot and a great mix of scariness and humour' Sunday Express 'Exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun' Philip Ardagh, Guardian 'Gripping' Observer 'A remarkably accomplished debut with wonderful dialogue' Irish Times 'A rip-roaring adventure' Irish Sunday Independent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDerek Landy lives near Dublin. 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The boy's hollow eyes are haunting him. What would happen if Hugo were to open the door and let him in? Brace yourselves for a chilling, wintery ghost story ... Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A ghost-story masterclass\" - Jennifer Killick \"Deliciously spooky\" - Dan Smith \"A classic ghost story from a master of the craft\" - Phil Hickes \"A truly haunting and beautifully written Gothic ghost story\" - Tamsin Winter \"Probably best read outside on a hot sunny day in easy reach of a defibrillator ... Absolutely superb\" - Hilary McKay \"Strange unleashes her powerful imagination on this haunting, harrowing story which explores grief and loneliness with subtlety, insight and immense compassion. 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A story to haunt readers long after the final page.\" - Books for Keeps \"A punchy historical supernatural page-turner which will give you all the chills, and give readers insight into what it was like to live in our not so distant past when a family experiences the death of a parent during wartime.\" - Happy Reading Children's Bookshop \"This book stylishly ticks many of the boxes of the gothic genre: a creepy old house, sinister swirling fog, secrets, concealment, ghosts, doubles, a deliciously spooky atmosphere, and a narrative that unfolds slowly and with dread ... an excellent introduction to the Gothic for readers in Upper KS2 and KS3.\" - CLPE \"The tension and sense of dread build slowly in this creepy and unsettling ghost story. 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Bram Stoker's Dracula is a masterpiece of horror fiction in which he creates a nightmarish world of vampires, evil-doing and insanity. A ship steered by a dead man... A huge black dog springing from its deck... A girl, sleepwalking towards disaster... When rising young solicitor Jonathan Harker helps the mysterious and sinister Count Dracula purchase property in London he unleashes an evil that threatens to destroy the whole of humanity. Particularly suitable for readers aged 13+ with a reading age of 9.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Carnegie Medal-winning author Tanya Landman has added this extraordinary Gothic classic to her superb series of retellings for publisher Barrington Stoke ... It's no surprise that Stoker's Gothic horror story popularised the vampire theme which has permeated literature and films alike, and now Landman's stunning retelling - produced in an accessible format - means that that more readers can understand and enjoy it. 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Marie has written a master class in character and voice, with heart-pounding twists as terrifyingly beguiling as the shadows of the Ether.\" -Amelie Wen Zhao, New York Times bestselling author of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night \"With riveting twists, imaginative worldbuilding, and a cast of ruthless characters you can't help but fall in love with, Immortal Consequences will have you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. This was one hell of a fun ride.\" -Pascale Lacelle, New York Times bestselling author of Curious Tides \"Wholly unique, Immortal Consequences is an utter page-turner and a must-read for anyone craving a new favorite dark academia book. Marie is undoubtedly an author to watch.\" -Rachel Moore, author of Us in Ruins and The Library of Shadows \"Atmospheric, mystical and gripping, this is a cracking start to a very possibly addictive new series.\" -- Joy Court, LoveReading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI.V. 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You'll hear Mister Jitters in the deadly whisper of the pages as you race through this chilling, thrilling book.' - Holly Jackson, bestselling author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The Devouring Light is a masterclass in YA horror: compelling characters, edge-of-your-seat twists and some truly horrifying moments. This book will give you nightmares and leave you wanting more.' - Kathryn Foxfield, author of Getting Away with Murder 'The Devouring Light is a great twist on classic haunted house tales, with wonderfully drawn characters and a sense of foreboding that remains long after the final page. A dark, twisted delight.' - Vincent Ralph, New York Times bestselling author of Secrets Never Die 'The Devouring Light is a dark and twisted descent into madness. I loved it.' - Cynthia Murphy, author of Keep Your Friends Close 'A stomach-turning take on haunted houses and what the pursuit of fame does to you - and your soul - The Devouring Light is as brutal and bloody as its leech-infested waters.' - Logan-Ashley Kisner, author of Old Wounds 'Exquisitely creepy, Kat Ellis delivers another beguiling feast that drew me in like a drowning-intensely, and all at once. The Haunting of Hill House by way of The Shining, The Devouring Light is a stunning and genuinely unsettling meditation on fame, cult mentality, and friendship-rivalry. Claustrophobic, insidious, and utterly brilliant, readers won't escape these pages easily... but, then, why would they want to?' - Dawn Kurtagich, award-winning author of The Madness and The Thorns 'This note-perfect horror plays such a beautiful and haunting tune, you'll be left earwormed for days. Kat Ellis is one of my favourite horror authors, and this one rocks - a masterful blend of body horror and haunted-house mystery that is also a savagely funny dissection of fame and its attendant cost. I loved every leech-infested page.' - Josh Winning, author of Heads Will Roll 'Unlike anything I've read before! The Devouring Light is clever, compelling, utterly original and perfectly terrifying!' - Katya de Becerra, Aurealis-winning author of They Watch From Below.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKat Ellis is an award-winning young adult author whose novels include WICKED LITTLE DEEDS\/BURDEN FALLS, HARROW LAKE, PURGE, BREAKER and BLACKFIN SKY. She's a fan of all things horror and sci-fi, and a keen explorer of ruins, castles and cemeteries - all of which are plentiful in North Wales, where Kat lives with her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51775864013083,"sku":"9780008774899","price":10.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/4363\/4203\/files\/devouring-light-8322661.jpg?v=1776412388"}],"url":"https:\/\/abcschoolsupplies.ie\/collections\/adventure-stories.oembed","provider":"ABC School Supplies ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}