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Coming August 17, 2012:
The Monster Alphabet

From the Abominable Snowman to brain-eating zombies, this book will take you on a frighteningly fun journey through the alphabet!

The New York Times Bestselling Team of Michael Spradlin and Jeff Weigel take young readers on a voyage around the world with the intrepid monster hunter Morgan Marvin Marshall as he searches the globe for a monster to match every letter of the alphabet! Whether it’s Abominable Snowman high in the mountains of Nepal, or the fearsome Kraken deep in the Ocean, Marvin finds his monsters in all kinds of clever ways.

With delightfully playful illustrations done in brilliant colors and playful rhythmic text, Morgan helps young readers learn the alphabet all the while proving that monsters aren’t really so scary after all. See some images of the book below and pre-order a copy from you favorite bookseller.

 

A for Abominable Snowman

A
Abominable Snowman

In Nepal we’ll ski through snow caves where this hairy best resides.
If we’re quiet and bring goodies, he’ll come out from where he hides.

 

S for Sasquatch

S
Sasquatch

When you are in the Cascade Mountains, look closely at the ground.
Do you see gigantic footprints? Then Sasquatch is around!

 

Z for Zombies

Z
Zombies

Zombies mostly roam at night and are called the “living dead.”
They will try to chase you down and eat the brains straight from your head!

 

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Coming September 25, 2012:

Blood Riders

Blood Riders

The west has never been wilder…or bloodier.

1876. The Wyoming Territory. On a rescue mission looking for a lost group of settlers,Captain Jonas Hollister watches in horror as eleven of his men are brutally murdered by creatures that defy description. They are preternaturally strong, unbelievably vicious and beyond human. When the rising sun saves Hollister from a horrible fate, he is unable to convince anyone the truth of what happened to his men. Cashiered from the Army he is sent to Leavenworth prison where he wiles away the day digging wells and trying every way he can to forget that awful day.

Four years into his sentence, Hollister is summoned to the warden’s office. There he meets the famed detective Allan Pinkerton. Pinkerton has come to offer Hollister a deal. The creatures that killed his men have surfaced again. This time the surviving witness is the son of a powerful US Senator. Pinkerton has been sent by the President to ‘handle’ the situation. Knowing Hollister’s story, Pinkerton offers him a deal. Track down these creatures and kill them and his name and career will be restored. 

With nothing left to lose, Hollister agrees. Before leaving prison, Hollister negotiates for a young inmate named Chee, a mysterious man with a unique background to join him. Together with Dog, the giant canine that has lived off the land outside the gates of Leavenworth, waiting for Chee’s release, the two men leave Leavenworth on a dangerous quest to find these creatures.

But the trackers are being tracked. For a beautiful young woman has joined the chase for far different reasons. She is on the trail of the creatures that killed Hollister’s men for different reasons. She is one of them. Her name is Shaniah and she is an Archaic, an ancient race of beings who have lived outside the boundaries of humanity. As the leader of her people she is on the trail of Malachi, an Archaic with an evil agenda who will stop at nothing to destroy any human who gets in his way.

When Hollister and Chee learn Shaniah’s past and her mission, they join forces tracking Malachi from the plains of Kansas to the Rocky Mountains. Each step brings them closer to redemption, nearer death and fast on the trail of utter failure. Hollister will learn that no one can be trusted and sometimes enemies come from unexpected places. When they track Malachi to an abandoned mining camp high in the mountains of Colorado, Hollister, Chee and Shaniah will find their worlds changed forever. 

Who will live and who will die? Who will find redemption? Can Hollister and Chee help Shaniah keep Malachi from destroying her people? Find out when you read Blood Riders.



Find out when you read Blood Riders!

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