Vampireology: The True History of the Fallen Ones
Archer Brookes, Gary Blythe, . . Candlewick, $19.99 (30pp) ISBN 978-0-7636-4914-2
Set in the 1920s, the latest addition to the bestselling Ologies series follows Joshua Kraik, a private detective whose murdered colleague has entrusted him with the book he's written about vampires. Readers can read alongside Kraik, as the copiously illustrated book explores vampires' ancestors (three fallen angels), the global spread of “the curse,” vampires' powers, and ways to protect against them (with the series' trademark letters, flaps, and other ephemera integrated throughout). Readers for whom vampires are still a source of fascination and fear should be drawn into Kraik's suspenseful detective-meets-Dracula story, right up to its chilling conclusion. Ages 10–up.
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Reviewed on: 04/05/2010
Genre: Children's