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Original Title:	The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray
ISBN:	0439598516 (ISBN13: 9780439598514)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.chriswooding.com/the-books/the-haunting-of-alaizabel-cray/
Literary Awards:	Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2006), Lincoln Award Nominee (2010)

The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray

Chris Wooding

Paperback | Pages: 292 pages

Rating: 3.97 | 3854 Users | 304 Reviews

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The Alienist meets Dracula in this gripping, gothic-horror thriller from young UK phenom Chris Wooding.

Thaniel, just seventeen, is a wych-hunter. Together, he and Cathaline--his friend and mentor--track down the fearful creatures that lurk in the Old Quarter of London. It is on one of these hunts that he first encounters Alaizabel Cray. Alaizabel is half-crazed, lovely, and possessed.
Whatever dreadful entity has entered her soul has turned her into a strange and unearthly magnet--attracting evil and drawing horrors from every dark corner. Cathaline and Thaniel must discover its cause--and defend humanity at all costs.

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Title	:	The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray
Author	:	Chris Wooding
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 292 pages
Published	:	August 1st 2005 by Point (first published June 15th 2001)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Young Adult. Horror. Science Fiction. Steampunk. Fiction. Paranormal

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Ratings: 3.97 From 3854 Users | 304 Reviews

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This book was one of my favorites in middle school. It was the scariest book I had read and it doesn't disappoint as a reread! I will definitely get my own copy to reread whenever I want soon.

I'm maybe a bit below four stars on this one, but I'll round up because my teen book group really seemed to like it, and teen appeal counts for something with YA lit. In general, this book held my interest well. It was pretty original, and the writing is decent. Toward the end, though, it seemed to get a bit heavy handed with the philosophical aspects of the story. I like the idea that the witch-kin (ghoulish beings of all sorts) come from the dark part of human minds, but to say that they come



It's kind of strange that I would end up reading this book right after I finished playing Dishonored. Like Alaizabel Cray, Dishonored is set in a vaguely steampunky/Victorianish city, infested with hungry rats and being devastated by a mysterious plague. I couldn't help but picture parts of the Wooding's Old Quarter as looking like the Flooded District of Dishonored. But if the developers of Dishonored took any inspiration from this book, that's where it ended. In Dishonored, magic is very thin

Such a wonderful book

Chris Wooding did here what Cassandra Clare was trying to do with Mortal Instruments: write a story set in a Big City swarming with evil beasties, centred around the heroic actions of the evil-beastie-hunters. Wooding did it much, much better (and with a lot less would-be incest). I really enjoyed the fast-paced, suspense-driven plot while being successfully spine-tingled by the scary bits. The carriage-driving serial killer, Stitch-face, particularly sticks in my mind. I'm almost glad I've left

The main impression that this book left was how atmospheric it was. The author really managed to pull you into the fog, the darkness, the streets, the terror. It was absolutely incredible and immersive. In terms of plot, there were a couple of mysteries that needed to be solved (both paranormal and regular), which made for quite a page turner. I thoroughly enjoyed and loved it.