THE GATEKEEPERS by Anthony Horowitz

RAVEN'S GATE: Book One
Anthony Horowitz
Scholastic Press
Horror/Fantasy
ISBN-10: 0439679958
ISBN-13: 9780439679954
256 pages

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This first in a projected series by the author of the ALEX RIDER books has it all --- mystery, suspense, conspiracies, occult elements, and science gone amuck --- and instead of it becoming a novelistic mish-mash, it all works. Rejected by his only living relative, betrayed to the police by a supposed friend, Matt Freeman chooses to serve a probationary sentence on an English farm near York rather than in a juvenile detention center. Shortly after he arrives at Hive Hill --- the farm owned by his sinister guardian --- a thoroughly terrified Matt discovers that he can't escape either the farm or the mysterious destiny facing him. In this page-turner, Horowitz constantly jacks up the tension, ricocheting from catastrophe to disaster and violently killing off any adults who try to help Matt. Many of the 20 chapters end in cliffhangers, while the spectacular climax and surprising conclusion provide both a satisfying ending and a good set-up for the next in the series. Go. Visit. Have an exhilarating read. --KIRKUS

Anthony Horowitz, the author of the bestselling ALEX RIDER series, plunges strikingly into Stephen King territory with this chilling tale of horror.

Matt is being punished for a crime he saw, but didn't commit. Instead of being locked up, he is sent to the middle of nowhere to live with a new foster mom, as part of a government scheme called The Leaf Project. But Matthew's new home provides anything but peace and quiet. His new guardian is involved in very sinister things --- and the whole town seems to be on her side. Everybody who tries to help Matt winds up either disappearing --- or dead. The truth is much bigger than Matt or the town --- and Matt is the only person who can stop the ultimate evil from being unleashed.

EVIL STAR: Book Two
Anthony Horowitz
Scholastic Press
Horror/Fantasy
ISBN-10: 0439679966
ISBN-13: 9780439679961
320 pages

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YOU CAN RUN. YOU CAN HIDE. BUT YOU CAN'T STOP THE HORROR....

Matt thought his troubles were over when he closed Raven's Gate...but, in fact, they were just beginning. Evil forces will stop at nothing to track him down and destroy him.

There's no choice but to fight back.

Matt's fate --- and the fate of the world --- is tied to four other kids across the globe. The second is a street kid in Peru. He and Matt have never met; they don't even speak the same language. But destiny is going to throw them together as the threat of the Old Ones grows, a strange and insidious villain beckons, and another Gate suddenly comes into play....

This is another masterful horror thriller from supernaturally suspenseful Anthony Horowitz, full of tense twists, traumatic turns, and a heart-stopping conclusion. In its starred review of RAVEN'S GATE, Booklist called Horowitz "a master of edge-of-your-seat writing." With EVIL STAR, he'll make you fall right off your chair....

NIGHTRISE: Book Three
Anthony Horowitz
Scholastic Press
Horror/Fantasy
ISBN-10: 0439680018
ISBN-13: 9780439680011
368 pages

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The world is in great danger --- and only five kids can save it. But to do that, they must face off against some of the most powerful people in the world.

Two of the five, Scott and Jamie, have always known they were different. Twins whose birth is shrouded in mystery, they’ve always been able to communicate with each other telepathically. Their supernatural talent has landed them no farther than a gig in a Z-grade sideshow in Reno, Nevada...until they garner the attention of a very scary clientele. Soon their lives are in jeopardy, with one of them trapped and one of them on the run.

In NIGHTRISE, Anthony Horowitz ups the stakes in his most thrilling, intense novel yet.

Other books by Anthony Horowitz:

ALEX RIDER Series on Kidsreads.com

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