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The Doomsday Archives

The Wandering Hour

Zack Loran Clark Nick Eliopulos

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English
Zando
01 June 2024
Age range 8 to 12

What if your favorite scary story was real?

With eerie illustrations and chilling creepypasta interstitials, The Doomsday Archives: The Wandering Hour by Zack Loran Clark and Nick Eliopulos is the first in a deliciously creepy series, perfect for readers of Jonathan Stroud, Christian McKay Heidicker, and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

New Rotterdam is no place for a kid

and that's what Emrys Houtman likes about it. Emrys obsessively documents his town's urban legends and cryptid sightings in a Wiki, along with his neighbors and fellow horror fans Hazel and Serena. It's all in good fun until one day, the trio stumbles upon the Doomsday Archives, a collection of relics with dazzling powers and dangerous consequences.

When a mysterious blood-red hourglass begins appearing around town and children begin to go missing, the trio must band together to stop the horrors plaguing New Rotterdam, or risk losing their home...and possibly their lives. Because after all this time hunting monsters, the kids have realised the monsters are now hunting them back.
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Imprint:   Zando
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Height: 210mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 15mm
ISBN:   9781638930303
ISBN 10:   1638930309
Series:   The Doomsday Archives
Pages:   224
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 8 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Zack Loran Clark is a writer and editor of books for young readers. He is the author of The Lock-Eater and co-author of The Adventurers Guild trilogy with Nick Eliopulos. A lifelong fantasy nerd, avid Dungeons & Dragons player, and aspiring sorcerer, he lives with his husband and their dog in Brooklyn, NY. Nick Eliopulos is an author, editor, teacher, and game designer. His writing credits include the shop-simulator video game Potionomics; more than a dozen officially licensed Minecraft books; and, with co-author Zack Loran Clark, The Adventurers Guild trilogy. Nick lives with his husband in Upstate New York.

Reviews for The Doomsday Archives: The Wandering Hour

A Junior Library Guild Selection An Indie Next List Pick ★ “Clark and Eliopulos expertly build heart-pounding suspense . . . The book champions accepting each other’s quirks and weirdness, which will resonate with anyone who’s struggled to fit in. A superb choice for fans of Jonathan Stroud’s Lockwood & Co. series, Tom Booth’s Eerie-on-Sea books, and creepypastas.” —Booklist, Starred Review “An engaging start to a promising new series. The wiki framing is clever [and] legitimately scary scenes resolve quickly, with resolutions driven by the kids’ strengths and actions.” ―Kirkus Reviews “This dark plot-driven adventure, sprinkled with insightful New Rotterdam wiki entries, winking humor, and heaps of horror sensibilities, is unsettlingly creepy.” ―Publishers Weekly “Zack Loran Clark and Nick Eliopulos have summoned the grinning ghost of author John Bellairs and updated him for a generation steeped in the eerie world of online urban legends. Here’s hoping you can all make it out of New Rotterdam alive!” ―Trevor Henderson, author of Scarewaves and creator of Siren Head “Enter The Doomsday Archives and discover a diabolical mix of menacing monsters, forbidden artifacts, and contemporary chills. This series is guaranteed to keep you up way past your bedtime. I want―no, need―the next installment!” ―K.R. Alexander, bestselling author of Gallowgate and The Collector “The Doomsday Archives should be marked with a bright red sticker that says, I DARE YOU TO READ THIS. It is the most delightfully frightening book for young people to come along in years! Absolutely brilliant.” ―Dan Poblocki, bestselling author of Tales to Keep You Up at Night


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