Rising: A Department 19 Novel - 2

';Enthralling. . . . From UV grenades to exploding stake bombs to a giant anti-vampire superweapon, the gadgets add a neat modern twist to the traditional stakings.

Fans will devour the pages and thirst for the next volume.'Kirkus';Will keep teens who are undaunted by its 600 pages on the edge of their seats.

Interweaving the stories of Jamie, Dracula, Frankenstein, and a mysterious man wandering the American desert, this book is closer to the elaborate works of Stephen King than many vampire novels marketed to teens.'VOYASixteen-year-old Jamie Carpenter's life was violently upended when he was brought into Department 19, a classified government agency of vampire hunters that was formed to deal with a little problem . . . known as Dracula. But being the new recruit at the Department isn't all weapons training and covert missions.

Jamie's own mother has been turned into a vampireand now Jamie will stop at nothing to wreak revenge on her captors.

Even if that means facing down Dracula himself. The Rising is a fast, furious, can't-turn-away thrill ride that will suck readers in just like a video game.

This riveting second book in the Department 19 series is packed with cutting-edge gadgets, international locales, and daredevil action that tumbles ferociously across the pageperfect for fans of Darren Shan and Anthony Horowitz.