Call of the Dead
Part of the Villains Series

Call of the Dead

A Tale of Two Demons

Grades Grade 7 & Up
Ages 12 and up

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • The paths of two of Disney’s scariest villains—Sleepy Hollow’s Headless Horseman and Fantasia’s Chernabog—collide in the thrilling conclusion to the fan-favorite series!

Two dark villains rise, shrouding the land in darkness. . . . 

You may think you know the story of every villain in the Book of Fairy Tales—including those of the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow and Chernabog of Bald Mountain. But in the Many Kingdoms, the land that connects these stories, these two mysterious figures will cross paths in a most unexpected way. . . . 

When Chernabog awakens from a long sleep and summons an army of the dead to fight alongside him, the Headless Horseman must heed the call. But the two want different things: Chernabog, control of the Many Kingdoms, and the Horseman, revenge on a foe from his past.

Only the keepers of the Book of Fairy Tales—the Odd Sisters and the Ladies of Light—can protect the Many Kingdoms from this growing threat. But to defeat these villains, they must uncover what, exactly, made Chernabog and the Horseman into the terrifying figures they are today—and what they are willing to do to stop them.

ISBN 9780736447676 (Hardcover)
Published on Jul 20, 2027
Published by Random House/Disney
Pages 240
Dimensions 5-1/2 x 7
Age Range 12 and up
Grade Grade 7 & Up

ISBN 9780736447683 (Ebook)
Published on Jul 20, 2027
Published by Random House/Disney
Pages 240
Age Range 12 and up
Grade Grade 7 & Up

ISBN 9798217411429 (Audiobook Download)
Published on Jul 20, 2027
Published by Listening Library
Age Range 12 and up
Grade Grade 7 & Up

Serena Valentino

Serena Valentino has been weaving tales that combine mythos and guile for over two decades.  She has earned critical acclaim for both her novels and graphic novels, where she is known for her unique style of storytelling, bringing her readers into exquisitely frightening worlds filled with terror, beauty, and extraordinary protagonists. The books in her New York Times best-selling Villains series are best enjoyed when read in the following order: Fairest of All, The Beast Within, Poor Unfortunate Soul, Mistress of All Evil, Mother Knows Best, The Odd Sisters, Evil Thing, Cold Hearted, Never Never, Fire and Fate, Kill the Beast, and Heartbroken. She is also the author of the Villains graphic novels Evil Thing and Fairest of All, and the stand-alone novel Raising the Horseman.

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