The Midnight Hour Trilogy
By Benjamin Read & Laura Trinder
Story: Trindles & Read
Words: Read
Illustrations: Trindles
Cover: Hannah Peck
Published by Chicken House
The Midnight Hour is a magical adventure series for middle grade / 9-12yo readers and up.
A classic portal fantasy, Emily must solve mysteries and save the day night within the secret world of the Midnight Hour - a magical Victorian London, frozen in time.
The Sunday Times Book of the Week
Foyles Book of the Month
The Bookseller Editor’s Choice
Dubray Favourite Children’s Book of the Month
Branford Boase Award Nominated
Amazon Bestseller
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Available in 20 languages
The Midnight Hour
‘They must have come from under beds, out of mirrors, up from caves, and down from attics; all out of the darkness and into the moonlight. They were the Night Folk, and this was their world.’
Emily's parents have vanished into the secret world of the Midnight Hour – a Victorian London frozen in time, home to magic and monsters. Emily must find them in the city of the Night Folk, armed only with a packed lunch, a stowaway hedgehog, and her infamously big mouth.
With bloodthirsty creatures on her tail, Emily has to discover the truth to rescue her parents. What family secret connects her to the Midnight Hour? And can she save both worlds before she runs out of sandwiches?
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“Anarchic humour, rich imagination and poetic writing, interspersed with elegant line drawings, add up to pure delight.”
— The Guardian
“… laugh-out-loud funny… great fun.”
— The Sunday Times
The Midnight Howl
Emily must investigate why magic is leaking from the secret world of the Midnight Hour. But with a terrifying haunting stalking her across Victorian London, and her shape-shifting relatives up to no good, Emily will need all the help she can get. Luckily, she has her friends - Inspector-in-training Tarkus, and Hoggins the pocket hedgehog.
With only her big mouth, stash of snacks and faulty Pooka powers, can Emily solve the mystery and save the day before her mum grounds her forever?
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“A vivid world full of intriguing creatures and monsters, along with a story bursting with humour, suspense and mystery - a sensational read.”
— The Scotsman, on The Midnight Hour
“A fantastic magical adventure featuring a cast of Ghibli-esque characters, a feisty heroine and a hedgehog. I loved it.”
— M. G. Leonard, on The Midnight Hour
The Midnight Hunt
Emily is locked out of the Midnight Hour and things have grown dangerously dark in Victorian London.
Her friends and family are on the run from the terrifying Midnight Hunt, while the foul Make Britain Dark Again party schemes to break the spell that keeps both worlds safe. It’s going to take more than just Emily’s big mouth to fix this one. But how’s a girl meant to save the day (and night) when she’s all out of snacks and her possibly-magic pocket hedgehog is hibernating?
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“The Midnight Hour… is definitely one to look out for with a very feisty heroine, madcap adventure, brilliant worldbuilding and a whole host of creepy creatures.”
— The National Literacy Trust, on The Midnight Hour
“A gripping and genuinely menacing narrative.”
— Daily Mail, on The Midnight Hour
