The Fate of Finnegan Quick
Published on 11. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-5266-7782-2 (ISBN)
Description
A new nightmare.
A deadly premonition.
After a horrifying vision of the future, Finnegan Quick must fix his fate before it finally catches up to him. A pulse-pounding story by Laugh Out Loud Book Award winner Larry Hayes.
By night, Finnegan Quick has horrible nightmares. By day, they come TRUE. Unfortunately for him, after dreaming his parents out of reality, his nightmares are the only hope he has of one day finding them again.
To discover the truth of his parents' disappearance, Finn investigates the paranormal with his best friends, Squid and Cass. Their only lead is a mysterious urban legend about a girl in Ireland whose body remained perfect, even after death. Rumour is, she was a banshee - a terrifying creature with the power of prophecy - whose unearthly scream, it was said, could drive anyone who heard it to instant madness.
That very night, Finn finds out why. In his dreams, he finds the banshee. He hears her scream and with it, sees a vision of the future.
Squid. His best friend. Face down in water, dead.
In the waking world, Finn is left with no choice: unravel the mystery of the Banshee's curse, or risk losing the only family he has left...
A creepy, page-turning read for horror fans everywhere. Scares GUARANTEED.
A deadly premonition.
After a horrifying vision of the future, Finnegan Quick must fix his fate before it finally catches up to him. A pulse-pounding story by Laugh Out Loud Book Award winner Larry Hayes.
By night, Finnegan Quick has horrible nightmares. By day, they come TRUE. Unfortunately for him, after dreaming his parents out of reality, his nightmares are the only hope he has of one day finding them again.
To discover the truth of his parents' disappearance, Finn investigates the paranormal with his best friends, Squid and Cass. Their only lead is a mysterious urban legend about a girl in Ireland whose body remained perfect, even after death. Rumour is, she was a banshee - a terrifying creature with the power of prophecy - whose unearthly scream, it was said, could drive anyone who heard it to instant madness.
That very night, Finn finds out why. In his dreams, he finds the banshee. He hears her scream and with it, sees a vision of the future.
Squid. His best friend. Face down in water, dead.
In the waking world, Finn is left with no choice: unravel the mystery of the Banshee's curse, or risk losing the only family he has left...
A creepy, page-turning read for horror fans everywhere. Scares GUARANTEED.
Reviews / Votes
I absolutely loved this book! Genuinely chilling and a little bit gory ... such a fun read * Jennifer Killick, author of Crater Lake on The Nightmares of Finnegan Quick * The scary, gross-out kid's adventure of your dreams. Don't sleep on this one. * Trevor Henderson, creator of Siren Head and author of Scarewaves on The Nightmares of Finnegan Quick * Stuffed full of awesome adventure and superior supernatural chills * Keith Gray, author of The Climbers and Creepers on The Nightmares of Finnegan Quick * A chilling ending with a truly unexpected twist * School Librarian magazine *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 193 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
164 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5266-7782-2 (9781526677822)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Larry Hayes
The Fate of Finnegan Quick
E-Book
09/2025
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
€7.49
Available for download
Person
Larry Hayes is afraid of zombies in lifts, vampires in rocking chairs and baby crocodiles in toilets. He is no longer afraid of the dark, changing a nappy in a moving vehicle, or death. He is the author of the How to Survive series, the latest of which, How to Survive Time Travel, won the 9 - 12 category Laugh Out Loud Book Award. When he's not writing children's books, Larry works in finance, helps run a homeless charity and is the governor of a primary school federation.