The Call: Book 1 (The Magnificent 12) - Softcover

Grant

Softcover

ISBN 10: 000739599X ISBN 13: 9780007395996

Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Fiction, 2011

Synopsis

Sometimes one hero isn't enough-sometimes you need a full dozen. First in a funny, action-packed fantasy series by the New York Times bestselling author of GONE

Mack McAvoy is not an unlikely hero. He is an impossible hero! He is only twelve years old, he has a list of phobias as long as your arm, and he's a bully magnet. That is, until Mack is visited by a golem. The golem looks exactly like Mack, and has been sent to fill in for him while the real Mack sets out to save the world from the evil Pale Queen. To do so, he must assemble an elite team of twelve powerful children from all around the world. The first foe they face is Risky. Risky is pure evil. She gets it from her mother – the Pale Queen – a force of evil to be reckoned with since before medieval times.

Packed with action and humour Magnificent Twelve – The Call ends with a delicious cliffhanger that will have readers craving more.

About this title

Product Description:

Sometimes one hero isn't enough-sometimes you need a full dozen. First in a funny, action-packed fantasy series by the New York Times bestselling author of GONE

Review:

Praise for Gone:

“[Gone is an] exciting, high-tension story told in a driving, torrential narrative that never lets up. This is great fiction. I love this book.” – Stephen King

“Grant knows exactly what he’s doing...it’s very exciting.” – The Guardian

“A compelling read for teenagers.” – The Hit List, Independent on Sunday

“The action is relentless...confident and enthusiastic readers with strong stomachs will find much to enjoy here.” – Books for Keeps

“...an excellent mystery, boldly conceived and with a plot teenagers will revel in...it’s going to be big.” – The Bookseller (Teenage Fiction Previews)

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Fiction
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 000739599X
• ISBN 13: 9780007395996
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256