New York Times Best-Selling Series!
"The story drips with suspense, wrapping readers into the narrative just as easily as the man in the black cloak binds his young victims. Serafina's friendship with Braeden is heartfelt and believable... mystery fans will enjoy this book." --School Library Journal
"The chills and adventure will... surely please." --Booklist
Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of the Biltmore estate.There's plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to never be seen. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists; she and her pa, the estate's maintenance man, have secretly lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember.
But when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is: a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks Biltmore's corridors at night. Following her own harrowing escape, Serafina risks everything by joining forces with Braeden Vanderbilt, the young nephew of the Biltmore's owners. Braeden and Serafina must uncover the Man in the Black Cloak's true identity...before all of the children vanish one by one.
Serafina's hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear. There she discovers a forgotten legacy of magic, one that is bound to her own identity. In order to save the children of Biltmore, Serafina must seek the answers that will unlock the puzzle of her past.
Read the entire New York Times Best-Selling series!
New York Times Best-Selling Series!
"The story drips with suspense, wrapping readers into the narrative just as easily as the man in the black cloak binds his young victims. Serafina's friendship with Braeden is heartfelt and believable... mystery fans will enjoy this book." --School Library Journal
"The chills and adventure will... surely please." --Booklist
Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of the Biltmore estate.There's plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to never be seen. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists; she and her pa, the estate's maintenance man, have secretly lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember.
But when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is: a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks Biltmore's corridors at night. Following her own harrowing escape, Serafina risks everything by joining forces with Braeden Vanderbilt, the young nephew of the Biltmore's owners. Braeden and Serafina must uncover the Man in the Black Cloak's true identity...before all of the children vanish one by one.
Serafina's hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear. There she discovers a forgotten legacy of magic, one that is bound to her own identity. In order to save the children of Biltmore, Serafina must seek the answers that will unlock the puzzle of her past.
Read the entire New York Times Best-Selling series!
Robert Beatty lives in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, with his wife and three daughters. He writes full-time now, but in his past lives he wa sone of the pioneers of cloud computing, the founder/CEO of Plex Systems, the co-founder of Beatty Robotics, and the CTO and chairman ofNarrativemagazine.
A #1 New York Times Best-seller
More than 50 weeks on the New York Times best-sellers list
Taught in over 1,000 classrooms nationwide
Winner of the prestigious 2016 Pat Conroy Southern Book
Prize for "representing the best in Southern literature."
2016 OKRA Pick from the Southern Independent Booksellers
Association (SIBA)
#1 Middle Grade novel of 2015 on Goodreads.com
#5 Readers Choice Award for "Best Debut Novel of 2015"
Finalist for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, which is given to books
that best exemplify the spirit of Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
Recommended by A Mighty Girl, Learning Ally, School Library
Journal, and many other organizations.
Awarded "Best of 2015" by Powell's Bookstore
Selected for "Battle of the Books" in many states
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