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The pupils of St. Etheldred's - a remote boarding school in the heart of the English countryside - like nothing more than to sneak out at night and play Graveyard Games in the grounds of the derelict church across the road. But for teenage twins Richard and Abigail Arkwright, everything is about to change. When their best friend John is kidnapped by a pale-faced stranger, they are sucked into a world of darkness and danger, and discover the terrifying truth that vampires are real. Caught in a web of conspiracies, the siblings must face renegade Vampire Counts, an aging hunter, and a whole reality created and populated by the bizarre beliefs of the human race. Think you know about vampires? So did they. - Beyond the Veil explores themes of bereavement, growing apart, and the nature of beliefs, against a backdrop of suspense and otherworldly schemes. It is a darkly comic, action-packed adventure containing a wealth of vampire lore that will change the way you think about the undead forever.

It's been six months since Richard and Abigail's first traumatic encounter with vampires and the worlds created by human beliefs.Living with their cousin and new legal guardian Adrian Eldrick in the sleepy village of Crinkledale, they are finally starting to settle down into normal teenage life.But the siblings' troubles aren't over yet. They have been exposed to the supernatural now, and the Eldrick family harbours a secret that threatens to once again drag them into otherworldly peril.Could all of Adrian's local folklore about fairies be true, and if so, what do the fairies want with them?They are all about to find out that the real fairies of folklore are far darker - and stranger - than they could have imagined.- - -The Vale of the Faeries explores the strange and surprisingly sinister world of the fairies - the so-called "Good Folk" - and contains a wealth of folklore from across the British Isles.

Three years have passed in the real world while the siblings were in Fairyland, and a lot has changed.Why are Aubrey and Adrian working for the General, and what goes on inside LIFE, the London Institute For Eternity? Has John really joined forces with the sinister Mr Milton, and what are their plans for the worlds created by human belief?With ancient prophecies foretelling that the End of the World is fast approaching, it's up to Richard, Abigail, George and Elizabeth, with allies old and new, to undertake their most harrowing journey yet, from Heaven to Hell, from Valhalla to the field of Ragnarök.But with the world falling into Chaos, can they really prevent the inevitable?- - -The apocalyptic finale of the Veil Trilogy delves into the darkest sides of human belief, from myths about the battle between light and darkness to the otherworldly denizens of Heaven and Hell. It also explores the history of Christmas, and the festive season's surprising connections to the End of the World.