{"product_id":"2940044352513","title":"Nocturnal Academy 8: The Lonely House","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile Alice and her father are visiting the newly reopened Appleton Museum, Alice notices a dedication plaque on the wall from something called the Lonely House Foundation. She remembers the Lonely House from her run with Andre and the Nocturnal Academy teachers through the Astral Plane, where they helped to close a rift to the Immaterium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what is the Lonely House Foundation doing in Appleton? What are its intentions? Is it a good or evil organisation?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice and her friends are now in year 9, and apart from the occasional fight between Toby and Carla, and Professor Longenfang’s drunkenness, things have been uneasily quiet at the Nocturnal Academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Longenfang realises he needs help because he has lost his Beast, and is sent on a spirit quest into the depths of the Sub-Astral Plane. He is accompanied by Toby and Carla, who each had their own issues to deal with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice stays behind, overjoyed that she is not the centre of attention for once. But then she receives a call from a near-hysterical Janice Cooper, who claims she saw demons roaming the grounds at a party hosted by the Lonely House Foundation. Now Janice possesses the ability to see through glamours and Magick, Alice believes her and goes with her to see what’s going on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey discover that the Lonely House is actually a conduit to a realm even darker than the Immaterium, containing a trapped demon-god from before the dawn of time itself, a monstrous creature who wants to destroy the entire universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso available:\u003cbr\u003eNocturnal Academy\u003cbr\u003eNocturnal Academy 2 – Teacher’s Pet\u003cbr\u003eNocturnal Academy 3 – Immaterial Girl\u003cbr\u003eNocturnal Academy 4 – the Supernatural Circus\u003cbr\u003eNocturnal Academy 5 - Mage Against the Machine\u003cbr\u003eNocturnal Academy 6 – The Da Vinci Codex\u003cbr\u003eNocturnal Academy 7 – School of Thought\u003cbr\u003eNocturnal Academy 9 - Mirror Mirror\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storm Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155865452784,"sku":"2940044352513","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940044352513_p0.jpg?v=1763662476","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940044352513","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}