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Eight Rivers of Shadow

Thirteen Days of Midnight Trilogy Book 2

Leo Hunt, Author

Paperback

Series: Thirteen Days of Midnight trilogy

Imprint: Orchard Books

Publication date: July 14, 2016

Category: Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's / Teenage)

ISBN: 9781408337486

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A thrilling supernatural adventure: dark, funny, with twists at every turn. The sequel to Thirteen Days of Midnight, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Prize 2016.

Luke Manchett used to be one of the most popular boys at school.
That was before his necromancer father died and left him a host of vengeful ghosts that wanted him dead.
Now everyone thinks he’s a freak.
To make matters worse, the mysterious new girl at school is actually the daughter of his father’s deadliest enemy…
And she’s out for revenge.

Reviews

Full of fantastical thrills, supernatural spills and wail-out-loud wit, this sublimely plotted sequel to Thirteen Days of Midnight is a riotously riveting read.

lovereading4kids.co.uk

Praise for Thirteen Days of Midnight (book 1): a self-assured debut that's as funny as it is terrifying

Publishers Weekly

Praise for Thirteen Days of Midnight (book 1):An exciting read ... thrilling and spooky

The Week Junior

I'm rendered speechless. I had high hopes for Eight Rivers of Shadow and Leo Hunt has exceeded them in every possible way.

Addicted to Media

Hunt's ear for teen voices is acute - in a sub-genre overwhelmed by twinkly vampires, it is salutary to have a ballsy, convincing adolescent male voice.

The Guardian

This is an awesome book.

Teen Titles - Teen Reviewer, Abigail Strachan

Leo Hunt

Leo Hunt was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1991. He grew up around books, and his mother’s job at Seven Stories in Newcastle left a strong impression on his choice of career. He realised he wanted to either be an author or an archeologist – but when he learned that archaeologists didn’t unearth piles of perfectly preserved dinosaur bones every time they put a spade in the ground, he decided on the former.

Leo started writing his debut novel, Thirteen Days of Midnight when he was 19, in his first year at the University of East Anglia. It went on to be shortlisted for the 2016 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. He currently lives in London.