The Vampire Knife

Name: The Vampire Knife
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9781760129255
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By Jack Henseleit

Series: The Witching Hours

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In a storm-lashed forest of Transylvania, siblings Anna and Max encounter a sinister underworld of fairies with a thirst for human blood. Left alone in a creepy inn, the children must navigate dangers beyond belief when Max disappears. Anna, aided by her friend Isabella, embarks on a perilous night-time rescue mission, confronting eerie challenges in a fight for her brother's survival.
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Description

The Spiderwick Chronicles meets Stranger Things in this thrilling new series for only the bravest of children. After a chance encounter in a dark and stormy forest, two siblings are caught up in the dangerous underworld of fairies and must fight their way free.

A storm is raging around the forests of Transylvania, where siblings Anna and Max are visiting with the Professor. Left alone to explore a creepy old inn, the children discover that something evil is lurking in the trees - and it just might have a taste for human blood.

When Max goes missing, it's up to Anna and her new friend Isabella to rescue him. Setting out in the dead of night, with the storm howling around them, the girls will face peril after peril. Only one thing is certain: even if Anna can find a way to rescue her brother, Max will never be the same again...

The Vampire Knife is the first book in The Witching Hours, a spine-tinglingly spooky new series by Jack Henseleit for readers 8+.

Series: The Witching Hours

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The Vampire Knife

The Spiderwick Chronicles meets Stranger Things in this thrilling new series for only the bravest of children. After a chance encounter in a dark and stormy forest, two siblings are caught up in the dangerous underworld of fairies and must fight their way free. A storm is raging around the forests of Transylvania, where siblings Anna and Max are visiting...

By Jack Henseleit

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The Troll Heart

In The Witching Hours, Anna and Max travel the world with their father, the Professor – but their real adventures take place in the dangerous underworld of dark fairies, where the children face sinister creatures and battle for their lives. After their chilling encounter in Transylvania, Anna and Max just want to stay out of trouble – but trouble has...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760129255

Publisher: Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2017

Country: Australia

Imprint: Hardie Grant Egmont

Illustration: Black & White

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 187g

Pages: 240

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Jack Henseleit Series: The Witching Hours Young Adult Young Adult Mystery & Thriller

About the Author

Jack Henseleit was born on a winter evening in 1991, just after the stroke of midnight. When the weather is dark and stormy, he writes fairy tales - real fairy tales, where witches and goblins play tricks on unwary girls and boys. Not all of the tales have happy endings. The Vampire Knife is his first novel.

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