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Piggies (Puffin Teenage Books) (Paperback)

by Nick Gifford (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin Books; First PUBLISHED edition (8 Jan 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141314893
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141314891
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.2 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 401,306 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Product Description
A freak storm transports Ben to a parallel world inhabited by vampires. He manages to escape to the woods where others like him (called ferals by the vampires) hide. As he begins to give up hope of ever getting home, Ben makes friends with Rachel, a vampire more human than some of the ferals who treat him with suspicion. Rachel takes Ben to her farm in an attempt to prove that she's not like the other vampires, but's that when he discovers a terrible secret. And why is the book called Piggies? That's the worst horror of all.

About the Author
Keith Brooke, writing here as Nick Gifford, designs and manages websites and is a keen sci-fi fan. He has published short stories for adults and children and this is his first children's novel. He lives in Brightlingsea, Essex, not far from his childhood home.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Ideal for teens with gothic tastes, 23 April 2004
By Chrestomanci (UK) - See all my reviews
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I found this book somewhat difficult to review because the horror genre is not something I generally like. I also found the front cover of a blood-bag rather off-putting, though doubtless quite appropriate.

The story is efficiently and tightly written. The plot gets off to a rapid start, hooking the reader in at once, instead of having pages of exposition and preamble. A teenage boy finds himself accidentally trapped in a parallel universe; a world almost identical to his own, but where vampires are the norm and non-vampires are farmed like pigs for their blood. To avoid capture, he falls in with a gang of non-vampires (known as Ferals) who live wild. He also befriends a teenage vampire girl, constantly fearing she will betray him.

If you’re a teenager with macabre or gothic tastes then read it for yourself, you’ll probably enjoy it much more than I did. The book ends with a reasonable twist. Best suited to young adults rather than children who might be susceptible to nightmares!

Three stars only … but purely because blood isn’t my cup of tea!

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4.0 out of 5 stars horror, 17 April 2009
By rubbah "rubbah" (Hertfordshire) - See all my reviews
a teenage boy enters a parrallell world of vampires, where 'normal' humans are farmed like pigs. Gory teenage horror at it's best, and that's a huge compliment as I don't normally enjoy horror books.
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