Description

Bursting with imagination and impossible to put down, these novels – ‘darkly comic’ (Telegraph) and ‘delightfully horrific and hilarious’ (Eoin Colfer) – from The Sunday Times bestselling author John Connolly, are about the pull between good and evil, physics and fantasy – and a quirky boy, who is impossible not to love, and the unlikely cast of characters who give him the strength to stand up to a demonic power.

The Gates: Samuel Johnson’s neighbour Mrs Abernathy is trying to open the gates of hell. It’s up to Samuel to stop her, except nobody will believe him, and time is running out.

The Infernals (prev. Hell’s Bells): Samuel and Boswell are pulled through a portal into Hell. But Mrs Abernathy has reckoned without their bravery and cleverness, or the loyalty of Samuel’s friend, the demon Nurd, and Mr Merryweather’s Elves.

The Creeps: Samuel and Boswell are to be guests of honour at the opening of the greatest toyshop. A splendid time will be had by all, as long as they can ignore the sinister statue that keeps moving around the town, the Shadows that are slowly blocking out the stars, murderous elves, and the fact that, somewhere, a rotten black heart is beating a rhythm of revenge.

Publisher Review

Praise for THE GATES, HELL'S BELLS and THE CREEPS: Delightfully horrific and hilarous * Eoin Colfer * Destined to be another runaway success appealing to both young adults and their parent alike * Sunday Independent * A demonic, darkly comic tale . . . satisfyingly peppered with science, history and amusing footnotes on everything from St Thomas Aquinas to quantum theory, and will go down well with readers of Eoin Colfer and Lemony Snicket * Daily Telegraph * Incredibly enjoyable * FHM * Funny and a great read for teens * Sun * Nail-biting books for children * Independent * Connolly's book is a horror story but, because it's aimed at a fairly young audience, comedy is never far away * Sunday Express *