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Holy Terrors

the stunning final instalment of fantasy series, set in Bavarian-inspired world
Series: Little Thieves
Brief Description
Folk hero. Defender against injustice . . . Murderer? Vanja has brought down the cult she started, but she's still paying the price. As the Pfennigeist, she bucks the law to help the desperate and haunt the corrupt - and no matter what, she works alone.... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Vanja and Emeric are back! In this thrilling final chapter of stunning young adult fantasy series, Little Thieves, New York Times-bestselling author Margaret Owen shows us the beauty and peace we find in loving Β­Β­- and forgiving - ourselves of past mistakes.

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Folk hero. Defender against injustice . . .

Murderer?

Vanja has brought down the cult she started, but she's still paying the price. As the Pfennigeist, she bucks the law to help the desperate and haunt the corrupt - and no matter what, she works alone.

But when an impossible killer starts leaving Vanja's signature red penny on their royal victims, suddenly the Pfennigeist is more nightmare than hero. To clear her name, Vanja must wade into royalty's vicious games - and confront the Order of Prefects' sharpest official, Journeyman Prefect Emeric Conrad, the man whose heart she broke.

With bloody conspiracy, sinister magic, and old adversaries closing in, Vanja and Emeric must work together one last time to have any chance of surviving the deadly catastrophe on the horizon.

In this thrilling final chapter of the Little Thieves series, Vanja must face the pain and beauty of choosing which demons to battle, and which to forgive.

Series: Little Thieves

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399738361

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodderscape

Illustration: N/A

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 560

About the Author

Margaret Owen was born and raised at the end of the Oregon Trail, and now lives and writes in Seattle while negotiating a long-term hostage situation with her two monstrous cats. In her free time, she enjoys exploring ill-advised travel destinations, drawing a lot of nonsense, and raising money for social justice nonprofits.

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