Holomonsters: The Alpha Rune

Pokemon meets Jumanji in the second book this fantastic, action-packed new series. Newt Hawkin has become what he's always dreamt of being - a Holomonsters Champion. Life on the road is everything he'd hoped for: the battles, the fans, the fame. But Newt is hiding a dangerous secret: he never used the Omega Code to shut down the super holograms. So when an enormous monster is spotted prowling the Scottish Highlands, Newt's lie unravels. The Chimera Corporation is back, and they're activating a network of magical henges across the British Isles. To stop them, Newt and his friends must go to each site and defeat the terrifying boss holomonsters guarding them. But the deeper into his mission he gets, the more Newt's good reputation crumbles. Fans turn against him, misinterpreting his heroic acts; the press twists his every move. And with each henge he touches, Chimera's true plan edges closer to completion. As the stakes rise, Newt must ask himself whether being a champion worth it if the whole world pays the price?

Lee Newbery lives with his son and dog in a seaside town in West Wales. By day he has a boring grown-up job, but by night he sits down at his laptop to write stories of adventure, magic and love. His first book, The Last Firefox, won the Wales Book of the Year People's Choice Award and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Lee enjoys adventuring, drinking ridiculous amounts of tea, and giving his dog a good cuddle - or a cwtch, as they say in Wales.