A chilling fantasy set in a parallel London stalked by demons and serial killers. Gothic steampunk horror with no holds barred: if you love Neil Gaiman or Tim Burton, you’ll be hooked!

London has survived war and plague only to face a new horror. Amid the foul, crooked streets of the Old Quarter prowl the wych-kin, savage hunters who prey upon the weak. Descend into a London of fog, gas lamps and twisted monsters. The dark streets are terrorized by Stitch-Face, a Ripper-like killer. The city’s wealthy elite hide a terrible secret. And the beautiful, vulnerable Alaizabel Cray holds the key to a sickening evil…

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Product Details

Catalogue number

9151 in EU Secondary Rewards Catalogue 2018/19

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781407136073

Publisher

Scholastic

Date published

May 6th, 2013

Other details

400 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Packs

Lower Secondary 900L-990L

eur prices

Offer price: €233.76

RRP: €243.07

gbp prices

Offer price: £175.76

RRP: £182.76

Author/Illustrator

Chris Wooding

Chris Wooding was born in Leicester in 1977 and his first book was published when he was just nineteen years old. He is the author of many successful and award-winning books for young adults, including POISON, CRASHING, KEROSENE, ENDGAME and the BROKEN SKY series.