Dark Calling

<p> <b>Ninth in the </b> <i> <b>New York Times–</b> </i> <b>bestselling series "guaranteed to gross out anyone" from the YA master of horror and author of the Cirque Du Freak novels (</b> <i> <b>School Library Journal</b> </i> <b>).</b> </p> <p> <i>I know it's ridiculous. Lights can't whisper. But I swear I heard a voice calling to me. It sounded like static to begin with, but then it came into focus, a single word repeated over and over. Softly, slyly, seductively, insistently.</i> <br> <i>"Come . . ."</i> <br> The Disciples are being manipulated by beings older than time. Only Kernel Fleck knows that something is wrong. But he is in the grip of a creature who cares nothing for the fate of humanity. Voices are calling to him from the darkness and he's powerless to resist. <br> Kernel has already been to hell and back. Now he's about to go further . . . </p> <p> <b>Praise for the Demonata series</b> </p> <p>"Readers who devour Shan's Cirque Du Freak books will be snapping like werewolves themselves to get this book." — <i>VOYA</i> </p> <p>"The pace is non-stop, keeping the reader turning pages at a breathtaking rate." — <i>Kirkus Reviews</i> </p> <p>"Gross as well as engrossing . . . Horror fans will eat it up." — <i>Kliatt</i> </p>