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The Kiss of Death
First edition
AuthorMarcus Sedgwick
CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish
Seriesshadow queen
GenreHorror
PublisherOrion Books
Publication date
2008
Media typePrint (Hardback)

The Kiss of Death is a novel written by the British writer and illustrator Marcus Sedgwick. It is the sequel to My Swordhand is Singing. Based in 18th Century Venice, it follows the story of a young boy called Marco, who is searching for his father who has gone missing.[1] Soon enough, old adversaries emerge.[2]

Plot description

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"Peter's ongoing search for the Shadow Queen leads him to Venice - the fabled city with lapping waterways, crumbling magnificence, dark, twisting alleyways and surprising piazzas. A city whose beauty disguises many ugly secrets. The Shadow Queen is there, gathering strength, recruiting a new army of the Undead for a final confrontation.

Marko and Sorrel meet in Venice for the first time. They must uncover the mystery of what has happened both to Sorrel's father, who is plagued by a strange madness that prevents him from sleeping, and to Marko's father, a doctor, who has mysteriously gone missing after travelling to Venice to help his old friend".[3]

References

  1. ^ "Kiss of Death (Tempting the Fates, book 1) by Alice Wilde". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. ^ Hoffman, Mary (11 October 2008). "Shadow play". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Sedgwick, Marcus (5 August 2010). The Kiss of Death (UK ed.). Orion Children's Books. ISBN 978-1-84255-689-4.


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