Embassy of the Dead, Will Mabbitt
Embassy of the Dead, Will Mabbitt
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Embassy of the Dead

Author: Will Mabbitt

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 4 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/27/2020


Synopsis

When Jake Green opens a mysterious box containing a severed finger, he accidentally summons a grim reaper intent on dragging him to the Eternal Void (yes, it’s as fatal as it sounds). Now Jake is running for his life. Luckily, he has a knack for talking to ghosts, which just might help him survive long enough to reach the Embassy of the Dead and plead his case. With the help of a prankster poltergeist and a dead undertaker, Jake dodges fearsome undead creatures, discovers his own ghostly abilities, and gets excused from the school field trip due to a terrible (and made-up) bout of diarrhea. But the Embassy has its own problems, and Jake must be very careful where he places his trust—in both the living and the dead. With a plot that zips and a colorful cast of characters, this delightful new series delivers laughs and shivers in equal measure.

About Will Mabbitt

Will Mabbitt writes. He writes in libraries, in cafes, on the toilet, and sometimes, when his laptop runs out of power, he writes in his head. Before he got paid to do this, he worked in London and spent a lot of time stuck on the train—which is where he wrote his first book, The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones. He currently resides with his family somewhere on the south coast of England.

About Johnny Heller

Johnny Heller is an award-winning narrator and one of the most sought-after voiceover coaches in the nation. An ALA Odyssey Award winner, AudioFile Golden Voice, and a Grammy nominee, he has narrated over 1,000 titles in almost every genre. A multiple recipient of Booklist and Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews, Publishers Weekly Listen Up Awards, and AudioFile Magazine Best Voice of the Year recognitions, he is regularly nominated for Earphones and Audies and is a multi-award winner of both.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Christi on August 31, 2020

Embassy of the Dead is the kind of book I would have loved to read as a child. It’s spooky and ghostly, but in a fun way. Definitely never truly scary. It all starts out when Jake accepts a package from a ghost who mistakes him for someone else. When Jake gets home he opens the package to discover it......more

Goodreads review by Xandra on October 21, 2020

For kids: 4 stars For older MG readers: 3 stars rtc......more

Goodreads review by Deb (Readerbuzz) on June 23, 2020

Look at the cover of this book. What sort of story do you think it will be? You are right. Scary. But not grownup-horror-scary. Kid-scary. And that is just what kids want. Ask a group of kids, any kids, anywhere, any time, what kind of stories they want to read and they will say scary. There are not v......more

Goodreads review by Rajiv on June 20, 2020

[Blog]::[Youtube]::[Twitter]::[Instagram]::[Pinterest]::[Bloglovin] A BIG thank you to Netgalley and Walker Books US for providing an advanced copy of this book for my review. This is my kind of middle grade book! Spooky characters and settings? Check. Whimsical storytelling? Check. A confused mai......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on February 21, 2024

This review and many more can be found on my blog: Feed Your Fiction Addiction I have to agree with the blurb for this book---it truly is equal parts supernatural chills and humor. Jake finds himself in a bit of trouble when a ghost mistakes him for an agent of the Embassy of the Dead. He's given a m......more


Quotes

The story is earnest, spooky, and cheerfully bleak. Those with a taste for dark tales will certainly enjoy following Jake on his gothic adventure.