The eagerly-awaited fourth book in this bestselling series. Hong Kong has been taken over by the Old Ones and has become Necropolis, city of the dead. Once in, there is no way out...Evil has been unleashed on the world and only five children - with special powers - can save it. Matt and the other three desperately need to find Scar, the final gatekeeper, who has been trapped in Hong Kong, where puddles of water turn into puddles of blood, where ghosts, demons and hideous creatures stalk the streets. Matt has no choice but to follow her. Now, both imprisoned, their only hope of survival is to reach a secret door in the Man Ho temple. But even if Scar can find her psychic power, it may already be too late.Anthony Horowitz is the creator of the phenomenal Alex Rider series which has sold over ten million copies worldwide. He won the Bookseller Association/Nielsen Author of the Year Award 2007, the Children's Book of the Year Award for "Ark Angel" at the 2006 British Book Awards, andthe 2003 Red House Children's Book Awards for Skeleton Key. Anthony also writes extensively for film and TV. He lives in north London with his family.
Anthony Horowitz, geb. 1956 in Stanmore (England), ist einer der erfolgreichsten Autoren Englands. In Deutschland ist er vor allem für seine Jugendbücher um den Helden Alex Rider bekannt. Neben zahlreichen Büchern hat er Theaterstücke und Drehbücher (u. a. Inspector Barnaby ) geschrieben.
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