Outbreak

Vampire Plagues #4

by Sebastian Rook, Helen Hart (Ghostwriter)

Ben, Emily and Jack are looking forward to a quiet Christmas back in London, celebrating their final victory over the vampire hordes. But it's not to be. The vampires may be gone, but London is in the grip of a new plague. The undead are awake, and they're hungry.

Genres: Vampires, Fantasy, Young Adult, Horror, Childrens

Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Sebastian Rook is a pseudonym used for the Vampire Plagues series.

The first three novels in the series were written by Ben Jeapes. On his website, Jeapes says, "The writing is my own, the plot is someone else's, hence the nom de plume."

The other three novels in the series were written under the same pseudonym by Helen Hart.

Reviews

[Kayleigh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Coming back to this series now, you can see the difference in this book compared to the previous three. I never noticed it before, and I guess knowing that Sebastian Rook is just a pseudonym and two authors write three books each really brought it into light, but there's a stark difference in writing, including with the characters. There's not a massive difference with them, and it's not necessarily a bad thing, but you can tell by the little things that the Jack, Ben and Emily in these three books are coming from someone else's pen. Again, I liked the plague aspect in this, with how they assume it's the same as before but then realise that the game has changed and everything that they thought they knew is now irrelevant.

[Yami · Rating 2 out of 5]

Compared to previous ones it was of the same level,it was kind of lame,and this very happy ending was very happy to the point of cringe, hopefully the other two would be bet, and the fact about Jack is not a brainer, yea it is for young readers,but it is sooo obvious it is annoying. It is even spoiling the next one already

[Ian · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS SERIES GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH AS OUR HEROES NOW FIND THEMSELVES BACK IN LONDON WITH A NEW TYPE OF VAMPIRE!

[Jessica]

I noticed the cover art style changed between the first three books and last three in the Vampire Plagues series. I myself really liked the original style of cover art and wish they had stuck with it. It had an mystery and antiquate feel about it. It is what first caught my eye when I found those books in my school library. For that -though I have not yet read the last three books and can therefore give no opinion on their story lines- I am taking one star off. Once they are read, I shall reevaluate.

[Rachie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the Mayan link but worth a look

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked it but not the best. :)