From the Publisher
Fans will relish this final adventure . . . Delightfully imaginative” — Booklist
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: “A breakneck, jam-packed rollercoaster of an adventure about the secret power of books, HOUSE OF SECRETS comes complete with three resourceful sibling heroes, a seriously creepy villainess, and barrel loads of fantasy and fear.” — J.K. Rowling
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: “A swift-paced . . . clever page-turner for any reader who has wanted to take part in literary adventures. . . . This story is compelling, great fun, and sure to be popular.” — ALA Booklist
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: “In a rousing adventure reminiscent of THE EMERALD ATLAS, director Columbus and author Vizzini catapult a trio of siblings across time and space, as they square off against a forgotten writer’s literary legacy... The nonstop action comes with increasingly high stakes...wildly imaginative.” — Publishers Weekly
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: “[It] stirs up plenty of action involving pirates, giants, and man-eating insects - not to mention a skeleton sword fight worthy of Jason and the Argonauts. House will have even reluctant readers lining up for a sequel.” — Tara Fowler, Entertainment Weekly (A- Review)
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: “HOUSE OF SECRETS is one of the most entertaining middle-grade fantasy novels I have ever read. Anyone can enjoy House of Secrets because it’s chock full of action, adventure, and humor...Once you read HOUSE OF SECRETS you’ll be begging for the sequel!” — Jonathan Goldhirsch, Examiner.com
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: “This book is a true masterpiece of perfection.” — Krazy Kesh, The Guardian
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: “Columbus and Vizzini craft a fast-moving, cinematic narrative that packs plenty of punch.” — Kirkus Reviews
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: “Columbus and Vizzini know how to keep a story moving. Every chapter ends in a cliffhanger.” — Marjorie Ingall, The New York Times
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: BATTLE OF THE BEASTS: “A dark action-adventure-fantasy with surprising heart.” — Kirkus Reviews
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: BATTLE OF THE BEASTS: “[An] imaginative, fast-paced adventure that is sure to please fans.” — Booklist
Marjorie Ingall
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: “Columbus and Vizzini know how to keep a story moving. Every chapter ends in a cliffhanger.
Jonathan Goldhirsch
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: “HOUSE OF SECRETS is one of the most entertaining middle-grade fantasy novels I have ever read. Anyone can enjoy House of Secrets because it’s chock full of action, adventure, and humor...Once you read HOUSE OF SECRETS you’ll be begging for the sequel!
ALA Booklist
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: “A swift-paced . . . clever page-turner for any reader who has wanted to take part in literary adventures. . . . This story is compelling, great fun, and sure to be popular.
Tara Fowler
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: “[It] stirs up plenty of action involving pirates, giants, and man-eating insects - not to mention a skeleton sword fight worthy of Jason and the Argonauts. House will have even reluctant readers lining up for a sequel.
Krazy Kesh
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: “This book is a true masterpiece of perfection.
J. K. Rowling
Praise for HOUSE OF SECRETS: “A breakneck, jam-packed rollercoaster of an adventure about the secret power of books, HOUSE OF SECRETS comes complete with three resourceful sibling heroes, a seriously creepy villainess, and barrel loads of fantasy and fear.
Booklist
Fans will relish this final adventure . . . Delightfully imaginative
Booklist
Fans will relish this final adventure . . . Delightfully imaginative
School Library Journal
05/01/2016
Gr 5–8—The saga of the Walker family comes to a close with the third book in the series, which features the kind of literary adventure that fans have come to expect. Picking up not that long after the previous installment (Battle of the Beasts), this title sees Brendan, Cordelia, and Eleanor scrambling to recapture the beasts that have escaped from the world of their father's books. After a series of events trigger even more destruction, the trio is forced to chase down the magical objects that will help seal off the alternate dimensions that threaten San Francisco and the world as they know it. Fans of the previous titles will love spending one last romp with the Walkers and the rest of their family. The authors provide enough backstory to ensure that newcomers will enjoy the ride. Recommend this series to those young readers eagerly anticipating the newest title from Chris Colfer's "The Land of Stories."
Kirkus Reviews
2016-02-17
Following the 2013 death of co-author Vizzini, Rylander joins the team for the conclusion to the book-world-hopping House of Secrets series. Starting immediately where Battle of the Beasts (2015) left off, the Walker children are losing their house (and father) to the family patriarch's gambling addiction, and their fictional colossus friend, Fat Jagger, has escaped from his book world into their own—and he's not the only character to cross over. To fix the situation, they need help from an old, dead enemy, but in seeking it, they inadvertently start a zombie apocalypse. In a frantic attempt to repair reality, they return to the pulp-fiction book worlds one more time, in pursuit of three objects that will enable them to permanently seal the realities off from one another before the Wind Witch can lead an army into San Francisco. For a large chunk of this chunky book, the three siblings separate to go after each token, and the constant life-threatening danger (and chapter-ending cliffhangers), paired with the episodic nature of the plot, begins to wear thin. The less the three work together, the more the Wind Witch can use them against one another. The action is nonstop, and likable side characters find themselves paying high prices as the kids skip through Western, science-fiction, fantasy, and other worlds. The children have to work hard for their happy ending. Generally, an enjoyable book with high stakes and a solid ending, despite the mushy middle. (Fantasy. 8-12)
