Count Karlstein

Author Philip Pullman Illustrated by Diana Bryan

Grades 3-7 Ages 8-12

Now in paperback, a spooky and funny middle-grade thriller from the author of The Golden Compass.

Can you hear the distant howling of hounds and the thunder of ghostly hooves? It's All Souls' Eve and Zamiel the Demon Huntsman has come to claim his prey! He's headed straight for Castle Karlstein, where the evil count has hatched an evil plan; he'll sacrifice his two young nieces to save himself. Can Lucy and Charlotte outwit their uncle and his oily henchmen to escape their dreadful fate? From the award-winning author of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife comes a spooky, funny thriller just right for those middle-grade readers looking for horror--and humor.

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Trade Paperback 9780375803482
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