Pentagram · BOOK 2 OF 4

The Night of the Scorpion

By Anthony Horowitz · 1985 · Fantasy · supernatural · horror · Older children and young teens

NovelSpoiler-lightBook 2 in order

Spoiler-free summary

The second Pentagram adventure, later substantially reworked into Evil Star.

The locations established in the book's spoiler-light premise, without revealing its later turns. The pleasure lies in fate and free will and friendship, shaped by a numbered instalment with its own central conflict and a continuing series arc..

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Can I start here?

Best read after Pentagram 1; the central plot is approachable on its own, but continuing relationships and consequences carry forward.

What makes it different

The early Pentagram mythology is at its strangest here, with ideas that later return in the more expansive Evil Star.

Setting

The locations established in the book's spoiler-light premise, without revealing its later turns.

Content guidance

Supernatural horror, violence, peril and frightening imagery.

Why fans love itThe early Pentagram mythology is at its strangest here, with ideas that later return in the more expansive Evil Star.

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Continuity

The Night of the Scorpion is volume 2 of 4 in Pentagram. Its central adventure has a resolution, while relationships and consequences can continue into later volumes.

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Sources

Library catalogue: WorldCat library records — The Night of the Scorpion ↗