The Host Rides Out

The Celia Rees Supernatural Trilogy #3

by Celia Rees

Paranormal activity is creating chaos for all who live and work in the city, and Davey is more alert than his sister and cousins to voices from the past. Will the ghost hunter brought in to investigate uncover the root of the problem, or is his very presence a trigger for evil sprits to make themselves known? And now Davey must be on his guard as never before—his nemesis, The Lady, has returned; he must escape her deadly clutches by Midsummer or be in her thrall forever.

Genres: Fantasy, Ghosts, Young Adult, Adventure, Paranormal

212 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2002

About the author

Celia Rees (born 1949) is an English author of children's, YA and Adult fiction.

She was born in 1949 in Solihull, West Midlands but now lives in Leamington Spa with her husband. Rees attended University of Warwick and earned a degree in History of Politics. After university, she taught English in Coventry secondary schools for seventeen years, during which time she began to write.

Since then, she has written over twenty YA titles. Her books have been translated into 28 languages. She has been short listed for the Guardian, Whitbread (now Costa) and W.H. Smith Children’s Book Awards. She is a regular tutor for the Arvon Foundation. She has been Chair of the Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group and on the Society of Authors’ Management Committee.

Her first book for adults, Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook, was published by HarperCollins in July, 2020.

Reviews

[Rachel Brand · Rating 3 out of 5]

I went through a horror phase when I was 12, around the same time that I devoured all the Sweet Valley books in my local library, bizarrely. I'm not sure why I combined these two vastly different styles of books. Anyway, I read a lot of Celia Rees at this time. I read all three books in this trilogy but I honestly can't remember anything about them, but I did enjoy them despite them not being very memorable.

[Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book expresses the themes found in gothic novels. The book is mainly based around the theme of " the fear of the unknown". This theme is included throughout the book as the host rides out discusses ghosts and spirits and the things that are not farmiliar or usual for most of mankind.

so far in reading the book it is enjoyable as it creates feelings of suspense whilst you are fearing what will happen next in the story.

[Dayna Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

The final chapter in the Supernaturals series. Davey risks his own life to help the ghosts rid themselves of the Judge forever so that they can all cross over. If he succeeds in this can he escape the clutches of the Lady who has returned to claim him forever. A fine ending to a fascinating trilogy.

[Louise · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this series. It was a sad yet nice ending to the series and I thought it as a wonderful story.