John Bellairs is beloved as a master of Gothic young adult novels
and fantasies. His series about the adventures of Lewis Barnavelt
and his uncle Jonathan, which includes The House with a Clock in
Its Walls, is a classic. He also wrote a series of novels featuring
the character Johnny Dixon. Among the titles in that series
are The Curse of the Blue Figurine; The Mummy, the Will,
and the Crypt; and The Spell of the Sorcerer’s Skull. His
stand-alone novel The Face in the Frost is also regarded
as a fantasy classic, and among his earlier works are St.
Fidgeta and Other Parodies and The Pedant and the
Shuffly.
Bellairs was a prolific writer, publishing more than a dozen novels
before his untimely death in 1991.
Praise for John Bellairs
“I have just spent a long rainy weekend buried under a quilt,
devouring salty peanuts and a stack of John Bellairs mysteries. It
was heaven . . . Much like other mysteries, these
short works of the imagination are designed and constructed with
the fine storytelling craft of an adult
master. . . . Bellairs moves the action at a furious
clip. . . . [These] hair-raising adventures also
excite readers because they involve believable and likable
characters with whom we can empathize in moments of
danger . . . An endearing detective team.” —Marilyn
Stasio, The New York Times
“Is there no end to the suspense John Bellairs can create?” —School
Library Journal
“There’s suspense and action aplenty. . . Perfect for the
pre-Stephen King set.” —Booklist
“Sophisticated notions on the nature of good and evil, nuanced
storytelling, and expert world-building.” —AV Club
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