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Chris Priestley

(b.1958)

Chris Priestley was born in Hull in 1958, spent his childhood in Wales and Gibraltar, and his teens in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He has been a successful illustrator for many years, working mainly for newspapers and magazines. His first book as author, Dog Magic!, was published in 2000 and shortlisted for the Children’s Book Award. Since then he has written several books for children, both fiction and non-fiction, and lives and works in Norfolk with his wife and son.

Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy

Series

Tom Marlowe Adventure
   1. Death and the Arrow (2003)
   2. The White Rider (2004)
   3. Redwulf's Curse (2005)

Tales of Terror
   1. Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror (2007)
   2. Tales of Terror from the Black Ship (2008)
   3. Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth (2009)

Maudlin Towers
   1. Curse of the Werewolf Boy (2017)
   2. Treasure of the Golden Skull (2018)
   3. Attack of the Meteor Monsters (2019)

Novels

   New World (2007)
   The Dead of Winter (2010)
   Mister Creecher (2011)
   Through Dead Eyes (2013)
   The Dead Men Stood Together (2013)
   The Last of the Spirits (2014)
   The Wickford Doom (2015)
   Anything That isn't This (2015)
   Flesh and Blood (2017)
   Superpowerless (2017)
   Still Water (2018)
   Seven Ghosts (2019)
   Freeze (2021)

Collections

The Teacher's Tales of Terror (2011)
Christmas Tales of Terror (2012)

Series contributed to

My Story
   Battle of Britain (2002)
   War Stories for Boys (2009) (with Jim Eldridge and Bryan Perrett)
   War Stories (2017) (with Jim Eldridge and Bryan Perrett)

Project X
Battle of the Monster X-bot (2010)
Robot Rampage (2010)

Heroes
Blood Oath (2011)

Chapter Books show

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