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Department 19 [Hardcover]

Will Hill (Author)
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Book Description

Publication Date: 31 Mar 2011

In a secret supernatural battle that's been raging for over a century, the stakes have just been raised – and they're not wooden anymore.

When Jamie Carpenter's mother is kidnapped by strange creatures, he finds himself dragged into Department 19, the government's most secret agency.

Fortunately for Jamie, Department 19 can provide the tools he needs to find his mother, and to kill the vampires who want him dead. But unfortunately for everyone, something much older is stirring, something even Department 19 can't stand up against…

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  • Hardcover: 496 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks; First Edition, First Impression edition (31 Mar 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007354452
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007354450
  • Product Dimensions: 22 x 14.2 x 4.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 191,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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“Bram Stoker can stop turning in his grave: his 21st-century legacy extends beyond Twilight.” – The Telegraph

“Enough weaponry to satisfy the most warlike of pre-teen boys and enough action on every page to qualify for a health warning” – Belfast News

“Injects some blood and thunder back into the vamp mythos…this is a lively set-up to what looks to be a fun and blood-soaked YA thrill ride” – SFX Magazine

“Action-hungry lovers of horror and adventure will love it.” – South Wales Argus

“Amazing and full of guts galore.” – Bournemouth Daily Echo

About the Author

Before quitting his job in publishing to write Department 19, Will Hill worked as a bartender, a bookseller and a door-to-door charity worker. He grew up in the north-east of England, is scared of spiders, and is a big fan of cats. He lives in east London with his girlfriend, where he splits his time between staring out of the window and staring at a computer screen. The latter tends to be more productive.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Action-packed vampire fantasy for teens 4 Feb 2011
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Fourteen year old Jamie's life changes irrevocably as he is plunged into the secret world of Department 19, a.k.a. Blacklight and finds out his family's connection to it. Plenty of drama and slayings. Although another book based on the eternally (!) popular vampire theme, I felt that this book will appeal equally to boys and girls for a change because it incorporates high-tech gadgetry, lots of action, has just a touch of romance and is written from a male point of view. I am not sure that the Frankenstein element helped draw the reader into the story but overall it was very readable considering the age group that it is aimed at. I would recommend this for older teens due to the graphic description of some killings and the horror.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Vampire Fiction without the Sparkle! 3 Jan 2012
By ShinraAlpha
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Finally, a book with Vampires being downright evil, full of violence, gore and action. Department 19 is an altogether more grown-up horror/action title, and pulls away excellently from the Young Adult market's existing Vampire Romance titles, with an extra dash of classic literature and historical settings and references to add to the plots depth.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Sceptical at the start but stunned at the end. 27 Sep 2012
By David C
Format:Paperback
When I first heard about this book, I was sceptical. I wasn't sure if I would like this book that was supposedly a "teen fiction" book about Vampires. But... Don't be put off by this book, it's fantastic. Really surprised me with how good it was.
The vampires are the proper, rip-your-throat-out kind of vampires who would happily kill you without a moments hesitation. Kind of like the vampires from 30 Days of Nights. The story is fantastic and the premise that Dracula wasn't a horror story but a factual story is genius. The story involves a teenage boy,Jamie Carpenter whose Dad worked for a secret government agency that worked to eliminate the vampire race. The agency was set up by the major characters from the book Dracula and one of Jamie's Dad's friend is Frankenstein(Suspend disbelief as the character works really well and isn't your typical brainless monster Frankenstein but a Colonel in Department 19). The main vampires in the book are the 3 generals of Count Dracula's army when he was mad Vlad Tepes, the Rusmanovs and the story kicks off when one of the 3 vampires, Alexandru, abducts Jamie's mother as revenge for his Dad killing Alexandru's wife. The book will have you hooked throughout its many twists and turns before it reaches its breath-takingly stunning and shocking climax.

In summary, don't be put off the by the thought of a teen book about vampires. I wouldn't even classify this book as a "teen" book. Yes,it's main character is a teenager but the level of gore by the vampires and the very clever use of the classic stories "Dracula" and "Frankenstein" make this book more adult and truly fantastic. It's the first book in years that I have read that had me emotionally invested in the outcome of all the main characters. Don't hesitate, get this bought.
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