Skinned
โ Scribed by Adam Slater
- Publisher
- EGMONT
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 96 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1780310676
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
The Shadowing is a spine-tingling new horror series for fans of Darren Shan.
Black Annis smiles. Her pointed teeth do not gleam; they are black with age and the bloodstains of her countless victims. She looks up at the human child surely meant to be in bed and asleep at this time of night. Some things dont change. Every hundred years the gateway opens between the demon Netherworld and ours weakens. Legions of creatures gather, preparing to cross over, to bring death and destruction. This time is called The Shadowing. A human coven has joined forces with the dark beings of the Netherworld. A flesh-eating witch is on the loose. Evil is growing. And Callum is caught in the middle. The Shadowing has begun . . .
Skinned is the first book in Adam Slaters chilling new series of horror stories. Fans of Darren Shans Demonata series will love The Shadowing. Dive in to the best new horror stories for kids if you dare!
Kept me up all night. Excellent! Michael Grant, author of the international best-seller, Gone.
Review
'Hugely enjoyable, exciting and gruesome ... Like Darren Shan, Anthony Horowitz and Jon Mortlock, [Slater is] terrific at using dark folklore to spine-tingling effect' - The Times
About the Author
Adam Slater doesn't scare easily, which is lucky because his study overlooks a graveyard. He has a degree in Folklore and an unhealthy love of horror films, both of which helped to inspire The Shadowing books. If he wasn't a writer - and if his girlfriend would let him - he'd be a stunt driver.
Library : General
Universes : The Shadowing [02]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9781780310671
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