Young Archie Dent knows there really are monsters in the world. His parents are members of the Septemberist Society, whose job it is to protect humanity from hideous giants called the Manglebom. Trapped in underground prisons for a thousand years, the giant monsters have been all but forgotten - but now they are rising again as the steam-driven America of 1875 rediscovers electricity, the lifeblood of the Mangleborn. When his parents and the rest of the Septemberists are brainwashed by one of the evil creatures, Archie must assemble a team of seven young heroes to save the world.

 

This book was recognised in the YA category by the Pat Conroy Southern Book Award.

This book is part of a book series called League Of Seven .

There are 352 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Starscape .

ALAN GRATZ is the author of many critically-acclaimed books for children and teens, including Samurai Shortstop , an ALA Top Ten Books for Young Adults; Prisoner B-3087 ; The Brooklyn Nine ; Refugee ; and the League of Seven trilogy ( The League of Seven , The Dragon Lantern , The Monster War ). A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Alan is now a full-time writer living in western North Carolina with his wife and daughter.