Saltwater Vampires |
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| Author:
| Eagar, Kirsty |
| ISBN: | 978-0-6451514-0-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2021 |
| Publisher: | Little Wins Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $27.99 |
Book Description:
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Four teenage surfers race against time to stop a coven of vampires with origins in the Batavia shipwreck of 1629 from destroying their coastal town. Saltwater Vampires is a thrilling mix of surfing, the supernatural and Australian maritime history. Shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. First published by Penguin Books Australia in 2010. This reprint has been revised by the author. For fifteen-year-old Jamie Mackie, summer holidays in the coastal village of Rocky Head...
More DescriptionFour teenage surfers race against time to stop a coven of vampires with origins in the Batavia shipwreck of 1629 from destroying their coastal town. Saltwater Vampires is a thrilling mix of surfing, the supernatural and Australian maritime history. Shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. First published by Penguin Books Australia in 2010. This reprint has been revised by the author. For fifteen-year-old Jamie Mackie, summer holidays in the coastal village of Rocky Head should mean surfing, dodging tourists and partying at the local music festival. But when he is savagely bitten in the surf by a friend, he knows things are going to be different this year. Meanwhile, a new drink called Juice is having a strange effect on the town's population. People sleep all day, party all night and have developed a taste for raw meat. New girl in town, Talia, creates friction between Jamie and his best mate Tanner, and adds to his long-standing tension with Kelly, a talented local surfer. But when the four of them join forces with Clifford, a genuine vampire hunter, they discover romantic complications are the least of their problems. Turns out the Mutineers are in town, a coven of ancient vampires whose origins can be traced back to the shipwreck of the Batavia in 1629. The Mutineers have their own plans for the music festival, and if they succeed nobody in town will survive to see out the new year. Jamie and his friends must put aside their differences in a race against time to save the lives of thousands.