Tristan and his companions have finally reached England with the Holy Grail. But his job of protecting the Grail is not over yet. For when they return, they find that much has changed for the worse in their country. Tristan's abbey has been destroyed, and Sherwood Forest suffers under the terrible reign of the Sheriff of Nottingham. As Tristan and his friends journey through England to deliver their precious cargo to the Templars, they must band together to navigate obstacles and fight one...

Fans demanded it and at last, here it is, Book 3 of the Edgar Award nominated Spy Goddess series. Spy Goddess: The Spy Who Totally Had A Crush On Me is more of the zany action and adventure fans of the first two books loved.Rachel Buchanan is back from thwarting Simon Blankenship and his dark quest to raise Mithras from the underworld. The only problem is the original Book of Seraphim, the only key to completely stopping Simon has been stolen. Right out of Mr. Kim's situation room,...

As a templar, young Tristan is entrusted to protect the Holy Grail. But it is the Grail that protects him as he escapes the Holy LandÑand the evil Templar Sir HughÑand washes up, alone, on a foreign shore. Before long, TristanÕs adventures put him in danger, caught in the fighting between a heretical band of Cathars and the king of France, and still on the run from Sir Hugh. TristanÕs only chance to save the Grail is to make his way to England. But when he falls for Celia, the beautiful le...

Read Michael Spradlin's posts on the Penguin Blog.1191 A.D. The orphan Tristan has joined the Knights Templar as a squire, journeying with Richard the Lionheart on his crusade to free the Holy Land from the Saracens. As defeat looms near, Tristan is entrusted with the most sacred of Christian relics, the Holy Grail. He must return it safely to Britain, but he must also keep it secret, because the Grail’s power will drive men to madness, and even his fellow Knights ...

The first installment in Book Four of The Youngest Templar trilogy! Following the events in Orphan of Destiny, Tristan and his friends Robard and Maryam must follow a new path. Tristan has been knighted, and he must find a squire. He hopes to return to France to find Celia, but fears he may be posted to Outremer instead.Meanwhile Robard and Maryam make their way back to Sherwood Forest, knowing there is unfinished business with the Shire Reeve of Nottingham. But villainy has been v...

A delightfully depraved collection of classic Zombie Christmas carols, like "I Saw Mommy Chewing Santa Clause", "We Three Spleens", and more.Fresh brains roasting on an open fire . . .Yes, Christmas is on its way—and all the little boys and ghouls are dreaming of stockings filled with candied eyes and bleeding body parts. You'd better watch out! Santa Claws is coming to town—and he knows who's been naughty, who's been naughtier . . . and who'll taste best w...

Amid the chilling rise of Hitler’s Germany, a twelve-year-old boy and his friends confront rising Nazi threats during a family trip to Austria in this third book in the action-packed middle grade series Web of the Spider for fans of I Survived and A Night Divided.It’s the summer of 1931 and, like most summers, Joshua and his family are vacationing in Salzburg, Austria. But unlike most years, Joshua is looking forward to escaping the upheaval and bigotry ba...

Amid the chilling rise of Hitler’s Germany, twelve-year-old refugee siblings navigate Nazi propaganda and rising violence in this fourth book in the action-packed middle grade series The Web of the Spider, for fans of I Survived and Alan Gratz.Twins Mathilda and Moritz are no strangers to hardship. Before they lived in Germany, they grew up in Ukraine surrounded by community before being forced to flee from hunger and persecution. It was a journey ...

Washington DC, 1824.A new president is about to be sworn in after a contentious election. Among the celebrants who descend upon the city, are three young men from different backgrounds, arriving there for different reasons. Unknown to them, an evil presence has also made its way to the capital. A presence that will one day be revealed to the world as a powerful and ancient evil. And he aims to destroy the young republic. His name is Count Dracula.These thre...

More than two dozen classic love songs reworked for zombies, from the author and illustrator of the twisted New York Times –bestselling Christmas classic, It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies .Zombies have feelings, too . . .Sure, losing a limb doesn't faze them in the slightest, but a zombie's rotting heart can still break just like anybody else's. Yes, it...

Amid the chilling rise of Hitler’s Germany, a twelve-year-old boy and his friends confront rising Nazi threats during a family trip to Austria in this third book in the action-packed middle grade series Web of the Spider for fans of I Survived and A Night Divided.It’s the summer of 1931 and, like most summers, Joshua and his family are vacationing in Salzburg, Austria. But unlike most years, Joshua is looking forward to escaping the upheaval and bigotry ba...

The action-packed series by Michael P. Spradlin returns. Each book covers a genetically engineered superpredator wreacking havoc on the environment.It's all come to this.Dr. Catalyst has had enough of Emmet Doyle's meddling. Time after time, Emmet and his friend Calvin Geaux have stepped in to ruin his plans, just when he'd released one of his genetically engineered killer species into the Florida environment.This time, Dr. Catalyst is releasing his most deadly creation yet. It's a...