A brilliant new stand-alone title from the bestselling author of THE DOOMSPELL trilogy (sales of over 215,000 copies to date). A real breakthrough in terms of character development and narrative drive from this highly-regarded author. Fantasy writing at its best, pitched at 11+ year old age range. Rights for the Doomspell trilogy sold in 19 different countries. The author attracts great review coverage. Bound proofs available.
Cliff McNish was born in Sunderland, but has spent most of his life in the southeast of England. His first book was THE DOOMSPELL, inspired by a story he told his young daughter. Since then he has published THE SILVER SEQUENCE and the highly-acclaimed stand-alone supernatural thrillers, BREATHE (winner of the Salford and Calderdale book awards), ANGEL, SAVANNAH GREY and THE HUNTING GROUND. His books have been translated into 23 languages, and are published to acclaim in the US.
Scary, disturbing and intense...a thoroughbred among haunted house tales...McNish knows how to keep the reader dangling, ensuring you'll be hard-pressed to put this down once you've started. An excellent, if unsettling experience, not recommended for sensitive types. - SFX - Jayne NelsonAn intense supernatural novel that haunts the reader. Jack is able to sense the dead and after moving into a new house, a dangerous spirit is eager to contact him. Breathe is not for the faint-hearted. - FUNDAY TIMES ONLINEA genuinely spooky ghost story that leaves you breathless - FIRST NEWSA terrifyingly well written and disturbing story... Despite all the horror the ending is a moving testament to the transforming power of love. - UNDERCOVERIf you're after a seriously spooky story, this is one for you... a truly terrifying tale. Not for the faint-hearted! - TBK - Helen BoyleJack's susceptibility to frightening asthma attacks matches the consumptive sufferings of a long dead girl who appears to him.... Readers aged 10 and above will be gripped and spooked. - TES - Linda Newberya brilliant ghost story which kept me hooked until the end. The descriptions are wonderfully vivid, with the nightmare passage being particuarly haunting, and any 8-12 year olds feeling brave enough to try this are in for a treat. - DUNMOW OBSERVER - Clare Harrisonan atmospheric, chilling tale
Scary, disturbing and intense...a thoroughbred among haunted house tales...McNish knows how to keep the reader dangling, ensuring you'll be hard-pressed to put this down once you've started. An excellent, if unsettling experience, not recommended for sensitive types. - SFX - Jayne NelsonAn intense supernatural novel that haunts the reader. Jack is able to sense the dead and after moving into a new house, a dangerous spirit is eager to contact him. Breathe is not for the faint-hearted. - FUNDAY TIMES ONLINEA genuinely spooky ghost story that leaves you breathless - FIRST NEWSA terrifyingly well written and disturbing story... Despite all the horror the ending is a moving testament to the transforming power of love. - UNDERCOVERIf you're after a seriously spooky story, this is one for you... a truly terrifying tale. Not for the faint-hearted! - TBK - Helen BoyleJack's susceptibility to frightening asthma attacks matches the consumptive sufferings of a long dead girl who appears to him.... Readers aged 10 and above will be gripped and spooked. - TES - Linda Newberya brilliant ghost story which kept me hooked until the end. The descriptions are wonderfully vivid, with the nightmare passage being particuarly haunting, and any 8-12 year olds feeling brave enough to try this are in for a treat. - DUNMOW OBSERVER - Clare Harrisonan atmospheric, chilling tale
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