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The Midnight Beast

Matt Hart author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:30th Mar '15

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Another adventure that follows Crispin's and Callisto's hunt for demons and werewolves throughout the dangerous streets of the Scarp!

The demon Bazimaal knows where the werewolf is hiding: in the house of the famous conjurer Callisto.

Crispin, Callisto and a feisty new river-girl, Dessica Flaunt, must crack codes, reclaim the werewolf and return the demon to the underworld, before Bazimaal triumphs and the Scarp is utterly destroyed...

The Scarp. Also known as The Emporium of Human Misery. A savage demon is stalking its streets. A powerful secret society, the League of the Golden Unicorn, is bent on restoring the monarchy. Could they be inciting a revolution from the bowels of the city?

Meanwhile, Lord Bortle, a member of the League, wants to create a Fabulary Garden full of fantastical creatures from the underworld... and all he's missing is a werewolf. The demon Bazimaal knows where the werewolf is hiding: in the house of the famous conjurer Callisto.

Crispin, Callisto and a feisty new river-girl, Dessica Flaunt, must crack codes, reclaim the werewolf and return the demon to the underworld, before Bazimaal triumphs and the Scarp is utterly destroyed...

With sly gallows humour (and a sideline of Welsh in-jokes), this is a fast paced fantasy adventure populated with a menagerie of monsters and ne devilishly charming demon -- Tom Becker * Junior Education *
There are many other powerful characters who contribute to this entertaining and exciting story which will surely prove popular with readers * The School Librarian *
Sharply sketched characters * Daily Telegraph *
Adventure, drama and intrigue: all the ingredients of a good mystery -- Jayne Howarth * Birmingham Post *

ISBN: 9780552574167

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 17mm

Weight: 192g

272 pages