Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball
- Author Laura Ellen Anderson
- Narrator Hannah Berchtold
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 22 January 2026
- Run Time 5 hours and 58 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Dark fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Witches, wizards and magicians, YFHK.
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What to expect
‘The perfect mix of funny, foul and fearful’ Metro
‘Brilliantly imagined … laugh-out-loud funny’ Sunday Express
The first book in the bestselling, gorgeously gothic and wickedly funny Amelia Fang series – perfect for readers of 7+
Meet Amelia Fang! Everyone’s favourite little vampire.
Welcome to the world of Nocturnia, where darkness reigns supreme, glitter is terrifying, and unicorns are the stuff of nightmares! Amelia Fang would much rather hang out with her pet pumpkin Squashy and her friends Florence the yeti (DON'T CALL HER BEAST!) and Grimaldi the reaper than dance at her parents' annual Barbaric Ball.
And when the King’s spoiled son Tangine captures Squashy, Amelia and her friends must escape the party to plan a daring rescue! In their race against time, they begin to realise things in Nocturnia may not be quite what they seem …
Join Amelia on her very first adventure. She won't bite!
This gloriously ghostly series from the creator of EVIL EMPEROR PENGUIN is perfect for 7-9 year olds and fans of THE WORST WITCH and WITCH WARS. Amelia Fang is a modern Wednesday Addams – but much more loveable!
Praise for Amelia Fang and the Barbaric Ball:
'Brilliantly imagined … laugh-out-loud funny' Sunday Express
'The perfect mixture of funny, foul and fearful' Metro
Also in the gorgeously gothic AMELIA FANG series:
AMELIA FANG AND THE BARBARIC BALL
AMELIA FANG AND THE UNICORN LORDS
AMELIA FANG AND THE MEMORY THIEF
AMELIA FANG AND THE HALF MOON HOLIDAY
AMELIA FANG AND THE LOST YETI TREASURE
AMELIA FANG AND THE NAUGHTY CATICORNS
AMELIA FANG AND THE TROUBLE WITH TOADS
Critics Review
Brilliantly imagined . . . laugh-out-loud funny', Sunday Express
n'The perfect mixture of funny, foul and fearful', Metro
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