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Monster Odyssey: The Eye of Neptune

Jon Mayhew author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:9th May '13

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Assassins, espionage, giant squid, and mind-blowing adventure combine as one boy sets out to rescue his mentor. Jules Verne meets Young Bond (with sharks)

Prince Dakkar, son of an Indian rajah, has issues with authority. Expelled from the world's finest schools, he is sent to an unconventional educator, Count Oginski. Dakkar plans his escape immediately. But something about the Count intrigues him, including a top-secret project which he shares with Dakkar - a submarine. But others are interested in the Count's invention and what it might achieve and, when masked men kidnap the Count, leaving Dakkar for dead, he doesn't know who was responsible. It could have been British Intelligence, or perhaps a sinister figure known only as Cryptos. Either way, Dakkar is determined to rescue the Count. Taking the prototype submarine, he sets off for adventure.

Cue shark attack, giant sea creatures, spies and an evil megalomaniac. From his undersea refuge, Dakkar plans to take them all on . . . with a bit of help from a Girl.

Praise for Mortlock:

A macabre, darkly humorous adventure peppered with deadly thrills. A dazzling debut

* Guardian *

Praise for The Demon Collector:

Mortlock was a striking debut . . . it created a creepy atmosphere that won much praise. The Demon Collector is equally full of well-written suspense but far funnier, with a strong filmic element that fans of Joseph Delaney's Spook's Apprentice and Anthony McGowan's Hellbent will lap up.

* Amanda Craig, The Tim

ISBN: 9781408826300

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 207g

256 pages