G.P. TAYLOR

The Magenta has returned to the shores of England, carrying young Kate, her friend Thomas and the ships charismatic owner, Jacob Crane, up the Thames. They have recently escaped the sorcerer Demurral, and Kate searches the waves for a sign of their friend Raphah, lost to the sea. But further trouble awaits them in London, where their beloved ship is seized . . .Meanwhile, figures stir on the shores further North. Beadle, Demurrals one time servant has survived, while other shadows from Jacob and Kates past are also awakening. Has Demurral really been vanquished forever? Who is the lady who haunts the roads South? What is the hidden secret of Salmander Street?A tale of mystery and adventure running between the wilds of the North and South, from the bestselling author of Shadowmancer,Wormwood and Tersias.

Jago could feel the teeth sink into his skin. It burnt like a fire of molten lead that trickled through his veins. Jago Harker is trying to adjust to his new life at Hawks Moor. But when news reaches the house of a madman on the loose killing Vampyres, he knows its only a matter of time before they come for his companion, Biatra. As the Second World War rages all around, Vampyre is set against Vampyre when two factions of the ancient cult clash in violence. And as he prepares to go to war with his greatest enemy yet, Jago will soon discover the truth about his own identity in a world where true power lies in the hands of the blood-drinkers and where, even in love, no one can be trusted.

There is never a dull moment for Mariah Mundi living in the Prince Regent Hotel. But catastrophe strikes when three eminent visitors spontaneously combust at a hotel party. Just a freak of nature or a cleverly plotted murder? When hotel owner Captain Charity is arrested on suspicion of murder, Mariah Mundi and his friend Sacha must find the truth urgently to save both the Captain and the hotel. Could the answer lie in the mythical Ghost Diamonds?

You will come to know hell better than most, Jago. I have waited all these years for you to come back to this town. England, 1940: Britain is entrenched in war with the Germans when young Jago is evacuated from the Blitz bombings in London to the Yorkshire coast. With just the memory of his dead mother for comfort, Jago is desperate only to survive the war in some peace. But arriving at the hostile Streonshalgh Manor in the town of Whitby, he is confronted with cruel and frenzied locals, seemingly possessed by ancient stories of clannish retribution and sadistic horrors. The RedEye comet hovers fatefully over the town; people are being viciously killed; and Jagos nights are spent as waking nightmares, darting through bloodstained and murderous streets.As shades of his past come rushing back to haunt him, Jago must confront the truth of this town - the perilous and violent truth of the ancient Vampyres.

Fresh out of school, young Mariah faces a new chapter of his life, living in the Prince Regent hotel built into the face of a cliff. His job is to assist the magician in the stage shows held for the guests. Above ground, the guests are offered every form of luxury. Below ground, in the green, slime-dripping walls of the basements, is where the magic show equipment is kept - and lurking in an Egyptian sarcophagus amongst scuttling sea-creatures is a secret that draws Mariah into the path of villainy, plots and possible death.

Jago Hunter is on the run. Caught up in a murderous web of lies from the Vampyre Quartet, he is searching for a the Oracle - a diamond that can predict the future - to end the Vampyres reign of terror. He is pursued across Europe by the villain, Walpurgis, to the mountains high above Nice, into the lair of the Vampyre who guards the diamond...

Fresh out of school, young Mariah faces a new chapter of his life, living in the Prince Regent hotel built into the face of a cliff. His job is to assist the magician in the stage shows held for the guests. Above ground, the guests are offered every form of luxury. Below ground, in the green, slime-dripping walls of the basements, is where the magic show equipment is kept - and lurking in an Egyptian sarcophagus amongst scuttling sea-creatures is a secret that draws Mariah into the path of villainy, plots and possible death.

Kate, Thomas y Jacob Crane han escapado del hechicero Demurral, pero han perdido a su amigo Raphah en el mar y los problemas les esperan en Londres, donde su barco ha sido apresado. Un terrorífico perro diabólico sigue el rastro de todos los movimientos de Beadle, Jacob y Kate y sobre Salamander Street pesa una terrible maldición… ¿Han destruido a Demurral para siempre? ¿O puede renacer con toda su maldad?

Esta adaptación al cómic del bestseller Shadowmancer, el hechicero de las sombras revive la emocionante historia de la novela con unas imágenes enormemente impactantes y sorprendentes.

1756. Londres está atravesando una de sus épocas más oscuras; un cometa ha sumido la ciudad en el caos y el terror al Apocalipsis se apodera rápidamente de las gentes. Tersias, el joven oráculo ciego, es el unico que puede ver el futuro a traves de la oscuridad. Mientras los poderes de Tersias se acrecientan, los que quieren aprovecharse de ellos surgen entre las sombras: Malachi, el mago charlatan, Jonah, un salteador de caminos, y Lord Malpas, guardian de misteriosos poderes. Pero ninguno de ellos conoce el alcance de la fuerza oscura que atormenta el alma de Tersias

It is London, 1756. In his Bloomsbury attic sits Dr Sabian Blake - astronomer, scientist, and master of the Cabala. Dr Blake is in possession of the Nemorensis, an ancient leather-bound book that holds the secrets of the universe. Scribbled into one of its margins is a mysterious prophecy, and deciphering it could prove the key to saving London from a catastrophic fate. But there are others interested in the Nemorensis too, for more sinister reasons . . . This tale of sorcery, treachery, intrigue and supernatural strife from the author of the international bestseller Shadowmancer is set against a rich historical backdrop and will enthrall readers to the very last page.

Magnus Malachi, a magician, is guarding his latest moneyspinner - Tersias, a blind boy who can see into the future. But as Tersiass powers become known, others who seek to use them are drawn from the shadows: Jonah, a teenage highwayman, and his companion in crime Tara; Solomon, a crazed zealot who has bred a new species of giant flesh-eating locusts; and Lord Malpas, a keeper of mysterious powers.They all want Tersias - but is he a force for good or evil? And can he ever rid himself of the dark spirit that torments his soul?

En Whitby, un pequeño pueblo de la Inglaterra del siglo XVIII, la magia negra y la brujería tienen un poderoso aliado: Demurral, el hechicero de las sombras. Movido por la ambición y sin ningún tipo de escrupulos, el parroco Demurral esta urdiendo un plan para convertirse en el mayor hechicero del universo. Para ello debe hacerse con un peculiar objeto, un querubin, pero Kate, Thomas y Rafah se interponen en su camino. Nada detendra a Demurral para lograr sus deseos, valiendose de demonios, espectros de otro mundo, criaturas magicas, sacrificios humanos... ¿Conseguiran las fuerzas malignas de Demurral triunfar por encima del bien? Ver otros libros del especial Lecturas Juveniles

Obadiah Demurral is a sorcerer who is seeking to control the highest power in the universe. He will stop at nothing. The only people in his way are Raphael, Kate, Thomas - and the mysterious Jacob Crane. Their tortured struggles lead them to a dramatic climax in the gothic church of St Mary''s.

When a meteor strikes London, its inhabitants are devastated. It''s not long before corrupt individuals start taking advantage of the disaster and, with the city lying in ruins, nothing seems certain to those who dwell there. In only they knew that, held captive and tucked away in an attic in the city, there is an angel. An angel who fell to earth with the meteor, whose only hope lies in the friendship of a servant girl named Agetta. For in this dark time of treachery and deceit, escape is not likely to come easily. Grade 7 UpIn this unremittingly dark fantasy set in 18th-century London, Dr. Sabian Blake, a scientist/Cabalist, receives a strange gifta book of arcane knowledge that foretells the approach of a cataclysmic comet. As Wormwood draws near, bedlam breaks out and humanity''s sinister side comes forwardall conveyed in exquisitely detailed scenes of violence and mayhem. When Dr. Blake''s 14-year-old servant, Agetta, steals the book, she is pursued by demons, angels, and gargoyles come to life. Warring factions of an occult group seem to be vying with each other for possession of the volume, but in truth, it''s all a plot to sacrifice Agetta so that the fallen angel Lillith can live on in her body. The horrors that evil begets are made palpable, but goodness has little purpose in this book. When the angel Rafael says, ''It is not for power that the universe was created, but for love,'' it leaves less of an impression than the eye-popping murders he carries out by spraying his victims with his explosive blood. Indeed, the author seemed to be more concerned with special effects than with plot or character development. Agetta is nothing more than a pawn, the adults around her are unrelentingly self-interested, and the characters who do discover how their lust for power has made them blind persist in their blindness anyhow. Teens with a taste for the gruesome will be attracted to this supernatural thriller, but they''ll find little sustenance here.Carolyn Lehman, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

The Magenta has returned to the shores of England, carrying young Kate, her friend Thomas and the ship''s charismatic owner, Jacob Crane, up the Thames. They have recently escaped the sorcerer Demurral, and Kate searches the waves for a sign of their friend Raphah, lost to the sea. But further trouble awaits them in London, where their beloved ship is seized...Meanwhile, figures stir on the shores further North. Beadle, Demurral''s one time servant has survived, while other shadows from Jacob and Kate''s past are also awakening. Has Demurral really been vanquished forever? Who is the lady who haunts the roads South? What is the hidden secret of Salmander Street?