The Parliament of Blood

by Justin Richards

Overview

George Archer, Liz Oldfield and Eddie Hopkins have survived some rather frightening events in their lives, but things are about to get much scarier. They discover that vampires do exist, are intent on taking over London and ending the human race. Together with Sir William Protheroe, they must research ancient Egyptian mummies, a secret underground London gentlemen's club, and a well-known theatre actor to try and stop the vampires from overthrowing Parliament and taking over the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781599908830
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	10/01/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

Justin Richards has written dozens of novels as well as audio and television scripts. He is a creative consultant to the BBC Worldwide's range of Doctor Who novels and the author of the middle-grade Invisible Detective series. Justin lives in Warwick, England, with his family.
Justin Richards has written dozens of novels, as well as audio and television scripts. He now writes and edits full time and is a Creative Consultant to BBC Worldwide's range of Doctor Who novels and non-fiction books. Justin's first foray into children's books culminated in the successful middle-grade Invisible Detective series (Putnam).

Editorial Reviews

Gr 9 Up

A sometimes campy and often gory tale of horror, set in Victorian England. Vampires have taken over many positions of power and have created their own parliament in the guise of a secret society called The Damnation Club. The time has come to wake the half of their population who lie dormant underground along with their leader, the Lord of the Undead, and take over the world. The only hope resides with the four people who face death (or undeath) at every turn. The story switches back and forth among the characters in different parts of London, making it a bit hard to follow, but alternating narratives keep the pace and suspense lively. A great many vampire myths and legends are addressed, which sometimes overwhelms the plot, but lovers of vampire lore will be enthralled. Richards walks a fine line between the horrific and the absurd, but this macabre tale will win students who clamor for all things vampire.-Jake Pettit, Thompson Valley High School, Loveland, CO

School Library Journal

Victorian London's taste for ancient Egyptian artifacts might lead to the destruction of humanity when the British Museum inadvertently frees an ancient vampire master. Assistant museum curator George, aspiring actress Liz and thieving urchin Eddie are back for another round of fighting mystical evil (The Death Collector, 2006). It seems like half of London is pasty-pale and avoiding cameras, and our heroes are sure a tragedy is on the verge of befalling the city. But meanwhile, life goes on: Liz has been given the chance of a lifetime to replace an actress who's ill with a strange wasting disease, and George has been invited to join the elite Damnation Club. This Gothic adventure is both marred and blessed by all of the excesses of the classic Dracula-esque tale. Complete with clouds of vampire bats, mesmerized orphans and a massive underground pipeworks filled with blood, this fast-paced adventure makes for a delightfully gruesome alternative to Twilight. (Fantasy. 11-13)

Kirkus Reviews