When Herbie and Violet's arch-enemy Sebastian Eels turns up in Eerie-on-Sea, seemingly back from the dead, it can only spell bad news. The town may welcome his entrepreneurial scheme to resurrect Festergrimm's Waxworks, a dusty and defunct old gallery of spooky characters from Eerie legend, but Herbie and Violet are suspicious of his motives. And when they learn the legend of Ludo Festergrimm the clockmaker, creator of a vast mechanical robot that wrought havoc in the wrong hands, they KNOW they're on the right track. But how can they get the residents of Eerie-on-Sea to believe them?
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781529502121
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 280 g
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 25 mm
Taylor's magical touch makes you believe the impossible. - Catherine Doyle
This is a fantastic and legendary series bringing Eerie on Sea’s best legends to life and keeping the reader completely enthralled and engaged! The series goes from strength to strength and I cannot wait for Mermedusa! - myshelvesarefull.com
This fantastically realised setting and the charm of Herbie, Violet and the other characters that inhabit it always draw me in as a reader and always leave me wanting more. Festergrimm is no exception. The new location is granted to spook adults and children alike, the threat feels real, the villain is perfect (chilling, clever and steeped in arrogance) and the story moves at a brisk, exhilarating pace. This is a brilliant series of books for children aged 9 and above to read independently or to be read aloud. I can’t wait for the next one! - Always Stepping Into the Page
[...]A must-read for fans of the books so far and perfect for readers aged nine to ninety-nine, if you have not as yet read Malamander you need to rectify that situation immediately. - Jacqui, NetGalley
Everything’s we’ve come to love and look forward to in the Eerie-on-Sea adventures is packed in the pages and will delight its fans young and old. It’s a fast paced adventure, full of some wonderful twists and turns and some great edge of the seat moments. - Debbie, NetGalley
It scarcely seems possible that it’s three years since I read Malamander – the first of the Eerie-on-Sea Mysteries – and yet here I am sitting down to try to capture my thoughts on this, the fourth and penultimate... More
Another great instalment in the Eerie-on-Sea adventures for Herbie, Vi and Clermit the clockwork crab.
There's the return of an old villain, a spooky old waxworks with a hidden past and plenty of thrilling action...
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It might be because it was just what I needed for a Sunday afternoon but I think Festergrimm is my favourite visit to Eerie-on-Sea yet. It’s a madcap and often gruesome adventure and while the word dastardly is... More
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