"Enthralling…From UV grenades to exploding stake bombs to a giant
anti-vampire superweapon, the gadgets add a neat modern twist to
the traditional stakings. Fans will devour the pages and thirst for
the next volume."-Kirkus
"Will keep teens who are undaunted by its 600 pages on the
edge of their seats. Interweaving the stories of Jamie, Dracula,
Frankenstein, and a mysterious man wandering the American desert,
this book is closer to the elaborate works of Stephen King than
many vampire novels marketed to teens."-VOYA
James Bond meets Dracula in this epic saga of one boy and a ton of
weapons versus the world''s oldest evil--vampires as you''ve never
seen them before!
Sixteen-year-old Jamie Carpenter''s life was violently upended
when he was brought into Department 19, a classified government
agency of vampire hunters that was formed to deal with a little
problem . . . known as Dracula.
But being the new recruit at the Department isn''t all weapons
training and covert missions. Jamie''s own mother has been turned
into a vampire--and now Jamie will stop at nothing to wreak revenge
on her captors. Even if that means facing down Dracula
himself.
The Rising is a fast, furious, can''t-turn-away thrill
ride that will suck readers in just like a video game. This
riveting second book in the Department Nineteen series is packed
with cutting-edge gadgets, international locales, and daredevil
action that tumbles ferociously across the page--perfect for fans
of Darren Shan and Anthony Horowitz.
