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Conor and Grace are twins, recently orphaned after their widowed father's death. They decide to set sail for new pastures in their father's last possession, his sailboat. But a vicious storm capsizes their boat, and the twins are separated. Two mysterious ships sail to their rescue, each picking up one twin before disappearing into the mist. Conor wakes to find himself on a pirate ship; Grace finds herself locked in a darkened room, as the vampirates wait for night to fall and their feasting to begin.

Justin Somper, internationally acclaimed author of young adult fiction, returns with the exciting sequel to the thrilling Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean. This swashbuckling adventure takes the bold seafaring twins,Connor and Grace, across the treacherous oceans where the notorious vampirates prowl.

A bloody war is raging across the oceans, with the Pirate Federation and Nocturnals in alliance against the renegade Vampirates, led by Sidorio and Lola. Nothing will stop either one from making their presence dangerously known in battle. Connor and Grace Tempest each have important roles to play in the war - he as a pirate warrior at the heart of the fight; she as a powerful healer working with the war-wounded. As the twins face their greatest challenges to date, old allies and foes return to play their part in the ultimate battle of Pirate versus Vampirate.

Internationally best-selling author Justin Somper’s exciting Vampirates novels are eagerly anticipated for their swashbuckling adventure. The fifth exciting installment of the series finds the rebel Sidorio - the self-proclaimed King of the Vampirates - eager to expand his empire. But as the Pirate Federation and the Nocturnal Vampirates fight back, destroying rebel ships on sight, Grace and Connor Tempest find themselves drawn into the epicenter of this dangerous conflict.

Året er 2505. Vandet i havene er steget. En ny tids pirater hærger... Connor og Grace sejler ud i et voldsomt uvejr, deres skib forliser, og tvillingerne må kæmpe for deres liv i det barske, kolde vand. Connor bliver samlet op af et piratskib, og snart finder han sig selv udstyret med dolk og huggert. Men egner han sig egentlig til at blive pirat? Grace kommer om bord på et gådefuldt og mystisk skib. Hun bliver låst inde og skal adlyde en sær kaptajns mærkelige befalinger.

Læs mere om tvillingerne Grace og Connor og deres forrygende og usædvanlige oplevelser hos pirater og vampyrer. Connor er vild med livet på piratskibet, og han nyder at lære at fægte og slås som en ægte pirat. Grace, derimod, længes tilbage til livet hos de mystiske vampirater på deres sælsomme skib. Da det går op for hende, at hendes bedste ven hos vampiraterne er i alvorlige vanskeligheder, bliver hun besat af tanken om at vende tilbage.

Tvillingerne Connor og Grace genforenes omsider med deres mor, men mødet bliver ikke som Connor havde håbet, og han står på ny til søs - denne gang med den nyudnævnte piratkaptajn Cheng Li. Han føler, at hans lykke er gjort, men havene terroriseres af et nyt vampiratskib, som trækker et blodigt spor i sit kølvand. Cheng Li og hendes unge mandskab får til opgave at bekæmpe denne nye plage, og Connor bliver udset til at stå i spidsen for det indledende angreb på vampiraterne.

Året er 2505. Vandet i havene er steget. En ny tids pirater hærger. Og tvillingernes forrygende oplevelser fortsætter... Connor elsker livet om bord på piratskibet, Diablo - eller gør han? Da kaptajnens irriterende nevø bliver en del af besætningen, og Connor får til opgave at forsvare ham under et angreb, bryder helvede løs. Grace er fast besluttet på at hjælpe sin vampirat ven Lorcan, der er blevet blind, og sammen opsøger de guruen Mosh Zu Kamla.

Prince Anders, the ruler of Archenfield, has been murdered, leaving his younger brother, Jared, to ascend the throne. Sixteen-year-old Jared feels unprepared to rule the kingdom and its powerful and dangerous court, yet he knows he can rely on the 12 officers of the court to advise him. He also knows he can just as easily be at their mercy - especially when it appears that one of them may be responsible for his brother's death. Unable to trust anyone, Jared takes it upon himself to hunt down his brother's killer - but the killer may be hunting him, as well.