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Ghostopolis

  • 2010 first published
  • 266 pages
  • ★ 3.5 (6 ratings)
  • 2 editions

Doug TenNapel's Ghostopolis (2010) is a ghost story novel. It deals with ghosts, grandparent and child, terminally ill and future life.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 10 more have it on their want-to-read list.

It runs to roughly 266 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Ghostopolis

Garth Hale, accidentally zapped into the ghost world by ghost wrangler Frank Gallows, teams up with Cecil, his grandfather's ghost, in an effort to save him from the evil ruler of Ghostopolis and get him back home again.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Ghosts
  • Grandparent and child
  • Terminally ill
  • Supernatural
  • Future life
  • Children's fiction
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Fantasy fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Ghostopolis?

Ghostopolis was written by Doug TenNapel and first published in 2010.

What genre is Ghostopolis?

It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories.

How long is Ghostopolis?

The median edition has 266 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Ghostopolis?

Readers who like it often enjoy Skulduggery Pleasant, The Graveyard Book and Amulet.

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