Battle of the Beasts

Written by Chris Columbus and Vizzini

Narrated by Daniel Vincent Gordh

Book two in the bestselling HOUSE OF SECRETS series. Get ready for another action-packed adventure!

The Walker family’s adventures continue as they battle to save their family – and the world – from a dark power. Hang on tight for another roller-coaster ride!

The second book in the major new House of Secrets series. It’s going to be epic.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Mar 27, 2014
• ISBN: 9780007543724

Chris Columbus

For over twenty-five years, Chris Columbus has written, directed and produced some of the most successful box-office hits, which have established him as a major force in contemporary Hollywood film-making. As a writer, he launched his career with the legendary films Gremlins and The Goonies. Columbus directed and produced the first two films in the Harry Potter series and produced the third. More recently, he has directed features such as Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Reviews for Battle of the Beasts

[shevener-1 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Im afraid all you have to do is read my rather dismal review of Book I in this series to know what I think of this book- frankly, I couldn't finish it , which is rare for me.
After Id read the book and written my review I looked for others and found many many insightful comments - it seems a shame the writers didn't do the same. It occurs to me that if perhaps providing ARCs wasn't viewed as solely a marketing tool and writers and editors actually read them and applied some of the constructive criticisms ( altho, Im afraid mine was not very constructive for this series lol)they'd find a better book in the end.
But, this will probably be made into a movie and it may be a lot better in that format.I received an ARC form the publiher, which (obviously)in no way affected my review.

[cassandra peter · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

this book is so interesting and adventurous and also cool

[muddyboy · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is definitely a kids book as the three walker children are propelled into a series of adventures when they are plunged into the plots of books from a library owned by a man named Denver Kristoff. How else could a modern day house end up in the Roman coliseum 2,000 years ago only to have the kids attacked by a band of Nazis from another book. This is for a child who is able to suspend all logic and just go with the wacky twists and turns of the plot.