Something Strange and Deadly

By Susan Dennard

Book Overview

Sixteen-year-old Eleanor Fitt's brother is missing. And when she discovers that the Dead are rising in Philadelphia and wreaking havoc throughout the city, she knows that her brother is involved.

So Eleanor enlists the help of the Spirit-Hunters. This motley crew, hired to protect the city from supernatural forces, is after the necromancer who has been reanimating corpses. Their skills can save her brother. But as Eleanor spends time with the Spirit-Hunters, and their handsome inventor, Daniel, the situation becomes dire. Now not only is her reputation at risk, but her very life may hang in the balance.

In Something Strange and Deadly, the first book in a trilogy, Susan Dennard weaves together vividly imagined scenes of action, adventure, and gorgeous Victorian fashion to create an entertaining steampunk tapestry of humor, horror, and romance. Readers who love Cassandra Clare's Infernal Devices series will be intrigued from the start.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062083260
• ISBN13: 9780062083265
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Harperteen
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Must Read

The way that the story unfolds, the characters, and the description of the places that you travel to is just fascinating! If you enjoy reading about people gathering together and taking on evil, then this is a series for you!