The Swordhand Omnibus

In the bitter cold of an unrelenting winter Tomas and his son, Peter, arrive in the inhospitable village of Chust and settle there as woodcutters. When a band of gypsies comes to the village Peter's drab existence is turned upside down. He is infatuated by the beautiful gypsy princess, Sofia, intoxicated by their love of life and drawn into their deadly quest. For these travellers are Vampire Slayers and Chust is a dying community - where the dead come back to wreak revenge on the living. Years on from My Swordhand is Singing and Peter is still on the trail of the Shadow Queen. His search leads him to Venice, a city whose beauty disguises many ugly secrets. The Shadow Queen is there, gathering strength, recruiting a new army of the Undead for a final confrontation. Hers is the kiss of death.

ISBN 1444002767   Pages 496 ISBN13 9781444002768 (What's this?)   Part volume "My Swordhand is Singing", "The Kiss of Death" Publisher Orion Publishing Co   Weight (grammes) 314 Imprint Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )   Published in London Format Paperback   Height (mm) 198 Publication date 05 May 2011   Width (mm) 129 DEWEY 823.92   Academic level Teenage / young adult DEWEY edition DC22

Starred Review, Publishers Weekly (circ: 34,456), November 12, 2007: "Sedgwick knows his way around a gothic setting, and readers will likely devour this bone-chiller."Review, Publishing News """A finely written, bone-chilling gothic tale."

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