The Midnight Beast

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Another adventure that follows Crispin's and Callisto's hunt for demons and werewolves throughout the dangerous streets of the Scarp! The Scarp. Also known as The Emporium of Human Misery. A savage demon is stalking its streets. A powerful secret society, the League of the Golden Unicorn, is bent on restoring the monarchy. Could they be inciting a revolution from the bowels of the city Meanwhile, Lord Bortle, a member of the League, wants to create a Fabulary Garden full of fantastical creatures from the underworld... and all he's missing is a werewolf. The demon Bazimaal knows where the werewolf is hiding- in the house of the famous conjurer Callisto. Crispin, Callisto and a feisty new river-girl, Dessica Flaunt, must crack codes, reclaim the werewolf and return the demon to the underworld, before Bazimaal triumphs and the Scarp is utterly destroyed...

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With sly gallows humour (and a sideline of Welsh in-jokes), this is a fast paced fantasy adventure populated with a menagerie of monsters and ne devilishly charming demon -- Tom Becker * Junior Education *
There are many other powerful characters who contribute to this entertaining and exciting story which will surely prove popular with readers * The School Librarian *
Sharply sketched characters * Daily Telegraph *
Adventure, drama and intrigue: all the ingredients of a good mystery -- Jayne Howarth * Birmingham Post *

Author Bio

MATT HART is Welsh and proud of it. He has worked as a fairground operative, in an architect's office, as a bus conductor and as a building-site labourer before turning to writing full-time. He reads loads, his favourite animal is the coatimundi and THE BLACK SPHINX is his first fantasy novel.