The Face in the Frost is a fantasy classic, defying categorization with its richly imaginative story of two separate kingdoms of wizards, stymied by a power that is beyond their control. A tall, skinny misfit of a wizard named Prospero lives in the Southern Kingdom—a patchwork of feuding duchies and small manors, all loosely loyal to one figurehead king. Both Prospero and an improbable adventurer named Roger Bacon look in mirrors to see different times and places, which greatly affects their personalities and mannerisms and leads them into a myriad of situations that are sometimes frightening and often hilarious. Hailed by critics as an extraordinary work, combining the thrills of a horror novel with the inventiveness of fantasy, The Face in the Frost is the debut novel that launched John Bellairs’s reputation as one of the most individual voices in young adult fiction.

The Face in the Frost

Science Fiction & Fantasy

John Bellairs

Fantasy

MacMillan Publishing Company

The House with a Clock in its Walls

Children's Books

Hutchinson Junior Books

The Letter, the Witch and the Ring

Hutchinson

The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn

Literature & Fiction

When Johnny Dixon searches a deserted mansion to find H. Bagwell Glomus's hidden will, he accidentally stumbles upon a mysterious and terrifying force. Reprint.

The Mummy, the Will and the Crypt (A Johnny Dixon Mystery)

Teen & Young Adult

Puffin

John Bellairs, the name in Gothic mysteries for middle graders, wrote terrifying tales full of adventure, attitude, and alarm. For years, young readers have crept, crawled, and gone bump in the night with the unlikely heroes of these Gothic novels: Lewis Barnavelt, Johnny Dixon, and Anthony Monday. Now, the ten top-selling titles feature an updated cover look. Loyal fans and enticed newcomers will love the series even more with this haunting new look!

The Curse of the Blue Figurine (Johnny Dixon)

Johnny Dixon searches a deserted mansion to find H. Bagwell Glomus's hidden will and accidentally uncovers a mysterious and terrifying force

Mummy, the Will and the Crypt (Corgi Books)

Corgi

After stumbling upon a clue in the public library, Anthony searches for the treasure long rumored to have been hidden by a wealthy, eccentric citizen of their small town.

Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn, The

Mysteries & Detectives

Bantam/Skylark

Anthony Monday and Miss Eells recover a magic lamp that was stolen from a warlock's tomb and is spreading evil to further the wicked ends of the thief.

The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb

Skylark

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