Monsters Bite Back
Published on 5. January 2023
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-7555-0197-7 (ISBN)
Description
'A MONSTROUSLY FUNNY NEW VOICE,' MAZ EVANS, WHO LET THE GODS OUT?
The second seriously silly adventure in the hilarious series that turns everything you thought you knew about monsters upside down!
Perfect for young monster hunters aged 8+ and fans of Sam Copeland, Jenny Pearson and the How to Train Your Dragon series
When the monsters start misbehaving it's a monster hunter's job to sort them out!
In their second adventure Jack, his best friend Nancy and Stoop (a grumpy, 200-year-old monster hunter) head up to Scotland after reports of some mysterious monsters causing chaos in an ancient abbey. And maybe they'll even get a glimpse of Nessie! But when they get there they find some obstacles in their path - whether that's the fog goblins, disgruntled ghosts, some very odd loch monsters and even a rival monster hunting agency.
Oh and there's also an ancient curse that spells THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT! A monster hunter's work is never done.
The second seriously silly adventure in the hilarious series that turns everything you thought you knew about monsters upside down!
Perfect for young monster hunters aged 8+ and fans of Sam Copeland, Jenny Pearson and the How to Train Your Dragon series
When the monsters start misbehaving it's a monster hunter's job to sort them out!
In their second adventure Jack, his best friend Nancy and Stoop (a grumpy, 200-year-old monster hunter) head up to Scotland after reports of some mysterious monsters causing chaos in an ancient abbey. And maybe they'll even get a glimpse of Nessie! But when they get there they find some obstacles in their path - whether that's the fog goblins, disgruntled ghosts, some very odd loch monsters and even a rival monster hunting agency.
Oh and there's also an ancient curse that spells THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT! A monster hunter's work is never done.
Reviews / Votes
'A book that needs to be hunted down immediately!' Jack Meggitt-Phillips, author of The Beast and the Bethany'Frightfully funny and jam-packed full of monstrously amazing illustrations that compliment the text perfectly. A bombardment of brilliance!' Laura Ellen Anderson, author of the Amelia Fang and Rainbow Grey series
'A little bit of magic, a touch of fantasy and a whole load of monsters - what's not to love?' Irish Examiner
'You'd be monstrously mad to miss it!' Lancashire Evening Post
Praise for the first book:
'A monstrously funny new voice,' Maz Evans, bestselling author of Who Let the Gods Out
'A funny, fast-paced tale for young adventurers, with gags sharper than a dragon's front teeth,' David Solomons, award-winning author of My Brother is a Superhero
'Monster Hunting for Beginners is the best kind of children's book: funny, fast paced and bursting with adventure. The brilliant pictures match the story perfectly. Children are going to gobble this book up!' Jenny McLachlan, bestselling author of The Land of Roar
'Ian Mark has created a magnificently hilarious masterpiece of monster proportions. I howled with laughter! The next in the series better come out soon, or I'll hunt him down like I might the Crusted Hairy Snot Nibbler,' Jenny Pearson, author of The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates
"This fantastical debut sparkles with energy and a melange of mayhem-making monsters." Love Reading 4 Kids
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 138 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7555-0197-7 (9780755501977)
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Ian Mark is an author and monster hunter who spends his time wrestling krakens, hypnotising bogeymen with an eyeball on a string of spaghetti, and writing about his adventures to entertain young monster hunters all around the world. Ian lives in Northern Ireland with his family and lots of small, furry monsters or 'cats'.