"The shadows move, the trees whisper and I'm pretty sure a cat defends the church next door from the Devil - or at least one of his minions." - Nick Stanton Nick gets a pen and is charged with documenting the supernatural world - Mina gets a sword and super powers. Nick does not think this is remotely fair. When Halley's Comet passes through the sky in 1986 the new kid in town - Nick - is partnered up with the strange girl in town - Mina - for a Science project. While observing this sometimes twice in a lifetime event, they learn that there are things that go bump in the night. And that it's...

In the final chapter of The Ballad of Nick and Mina, the pair have made their way back to each other, and must deal with the aftermath of the events of The Beautiful & the Damned. And start their sophomore year of high school. A new year at Kesley Town High brings new challenges for Mina in particular. She wants a social life. A little bit of one at least. She needs some distraction from the memories that haunt her after what she saw and did over the summer. Left with even less guidance than before, Nick buckles down and pushes himself further than he thought possible. Discovering what he and...