Chris Wooding
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray
Scholastic 2002 Paperback, 352pp. It happened after the Vernichtung-the war left the city damaged,bruised, battered, its people shattered and battle-scarred, andopen to a terrifying retribution.Foul things lurk within the labyrinth of the Old Quarter, and thosewho venture out a night are easy prey. Prey for the wolves andmurderers that stalk the crooked streets, and for creatures farmore deadly-the wych-kin.But evil diguised is deadliest of all. And behind the facade of wealthand charity that surrounds the uppermost levels of societylies a terrifying pact with the wych-kin that threatens humankind'svery existence. At the heart is the beautiful, vulnerable, enigmaticAlaizabel Cray-key to the ultimate evil.Chris Wooding weaves an utterly compelling story set against a vividlyimagined cityscape. You will be drawn irresistibly into itscobbled lanes, where the darkness awaits. Some foxing. (ISBN: 9780439994521). Good.

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