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Count Karlstein

By Philip Pullman
Illustrated by Diana Bryan

By Philip Pullman
Illustrated by Diana Bryan

By Philip Pullman
Illustrated by Diana Bryan

By Philip Pullman
Illustrated by Diana Bryan

By Philip Pullman
Read by Mark Gatiss

By Philip Pullman
Read by Mark Gatiss

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Paperback $7.99

Feb 22, 2000 | ISBN 9780375803482 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Ebook $6.99

Mar 29, 2017 | ISBN 9781524764999 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Audiobook Download $18.00

Nov 17, 2020 | 309 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About Count Karlstein

    Now in paperback, a spooky and funny middle-grade thriller from the author of The Golden Compass.

    Can you hear the distant howling of hounds and the thunder of ghostly hooves? It’s All Souls’ Eve and Zamiel the Demon Huntsman has come to claim his prey! He’s headed straight for Castle Karlstein, where the evil count has hatched an evil plan; he’ll sacrifice his two young nieces to save himself. Can Lucy and Charlotte outwit their uncle and his oily henchmen to escape their dreadful fate? From the award-winning author of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife comes a spooky, funny thriller just right for those middle-grade readers looking for horror–and humor.

    About Count Karlstein

    Can you hear the distant howling of hounds and the thunder of ghostly hooves? It’s All Souls’ Eve and Zamiel the Demon Huntsman has come to claim his prey! He’s headed straight for Castle Karlstein, where the evil count has hatched an evil plan; he’ll sacrifice his two young nieces to save himself. Can Lucy and Charlotte outwit their uncle and his oily henchmen to escape their dreadful fate? From the award-winning author of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife comes a spooky, funny thriller just right for those middle-grade readers looking for horror–and humor.  

    About Count Karlstein

    Can you hear the distant howling of hounds and the thunder of ghostly hooves? It’s All Souls’ Eve and Zamiel the Demon Huntsman has come to claim his prey! He’s headed straight for Castle Karlstein, where the evil count has hatched an evil plan; he’ll sacrifice his two young nieces to save himself. Can Lucy and Charlotte outwit their uncle and his oily henchmen to escape their dreadful fate? From the award-winning author of The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife comes a spooky, funny thriller just right for those middle-grade readers looking for horror–and humor.  

    Artwork illustrations © Peter Bailey, 2018
    Cover and text design @ Puffin
    Published by arrangement with Random House Children’s Publishers UK, a division of The Random House Group Limited.

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    Also by Philip Pullman

    His Dark Materials: The Amber Spyglass (Book 3)
    The Firework-Maker's Daughter; Clockwork or All Wound Up
    His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife (Book 2)
    His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1)
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    About Philip Pullman

    PHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed and best-selling writers at work today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass, which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all… More about Philip Pullman

    About Philip Pullman

    PHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed and best-selling writers at work today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass, which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all… More about Philip Pullman

    About Philip Pullman

    PHILIP PULLMAN is one of the most acclaimed and best-selling writers at work today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass, which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all… More about Philip Pullman

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Yearling
    Feb 22, 2000 | 256 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780375803482

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Mar 29, 2017 | 256 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9781524764999

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $18.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Nov 17, 2020 | 309 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593398692

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    Praise

    "Using multiple narrators and expertly concocted cliffhangers, Pullman crafts a thrilling page-turner. This gothic farce
    features young orphans, evil schemers, a gloomy Swiss castle, a long-lost heir, stalwart lads, capable women, a con man on the lam,
    hilariously bumbling police officers, and Zamiel: the Prince of the Mountains, the Demon Huntsman. . . . It’s whirlwind plotting, manipulated into a pulsing tale of darkened hearts, treachery, and at long last, redemption."–Kirkus Reviews

    "In this deliciously gothic thriller there are enough demon huntsmen, evil guardians, and brooding castles to please even the most desensitized reader."–School Library Journal, Starred

    "A welcome diversion . . . [that is] dashing, sparkling, and wildly over the top."–Publishers Weekly, Starred

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