In "Malice" by Chris Wooding, the story revolves around a group of friends who discover a mysterious comic book that transports them to a dark and dangerous world ruled by a malevolent entity known as Malice. When one of their own goes missing, the remaining friends must navigate treacherous landscapes filled with bizarre creatures and twisted challenges to rescue their friend and escape the graphic nightmare. Blending adventure, fantasy, and horror, the narrative explores themes of friendship, bravery, and the power of storytelling, as the characters confront their fears and battle against the sinister forces of this alternate reality. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Malice .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 377 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2010 by Scholastic .

Chris Wooding's books have been published all over the world and translated into 19 languages, and his Ketty Jay novels are a critical and international success.