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Call of the Dead

A Tale of Two Demons

Serena Valentino

Length
5 hrs
Series
Villains, Book 13
Publisher
Listening Library
Released
2027-07-20

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What it is

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • The paths of two of Disney's scariest villains—Sleepy Hollow's Headless Horseman and Fantasia's Chernabog—collide in the thrilling conclusion to the fan-favorite series!

Two dark villains rise, shrouding the land in darkness. . . .

You may think you know the story of every villain in the Book of Fairy Tales—including those of the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow and Chernabog of Bald Mountain. But in the Many Kingdoms, the land that connects these stories, these two mysterious figures will cross paths in a most unexpected way. . . .

When Chernabog awakens from a long sleep and summons an army of the dead to fight alongside him, the Headless Horseman must heed the call. But the two want different things: Chernabog, control of the Many Kingdoms, and the Horseman, revenge on a foe from his past.

Only the keepers of the Book of Fairy Tales—the Odd Sisters and the Ladies of Light—can protect the Many Kingdoms from this growing threat. But to defeat these villains, they must uncover what, exactly, made Chernabog and the Horseman into the terrifying figures they are today—and what they are willing to do to stop them.

About the series

Villains in order →

Villains — 35 books, showing the 24 around this one

  1. 6 The Odd Sisters: A Tale of the Three Witches4.8
  2. 6 Disney: The Odd Sisters: Villain Tales
  3. 6 The Odd Sisters: A Villains Novel4.8
  4. 6 The Odd Sisters: A Tale of the Three Witches
  5. 6 The Odd Sisters: A Villains Novel
  6. 7 Evil Thing: Villains, Book 74.6
  7. 7 Evil Thing: A Tale of That De Vil Woman4.6
  8. 8 Cold Hearted: Villains, Book 84.7
  9. 8 Cold Hearted: A Tale of the Wicked Stepmother4.8
  10. 9 Never Never: A Tale of Captain Hook4.9
  11. 9 Disney Classics Peter Pan: Never Never
  12. 9 Never Never: Villains, Book 94.8
  13. 10 Fire and Fate: Villains, Book 104.7
  14. 10 Fire and Fate: A Tale of the Lord of Darkness4.9
  15. 11 Kill the Beast: A Tale of Everyone's Favorite Guy4.7
  16. 12 Heartbroken: A Tale of the Angry Queen4.5
  17. 13 Call of the Dead: A Tale of Two Demons
  18. 1-3 A Villains Collection: The Villains Series
  19. 1-3 A Villains Collection: Books 1-3: Fairest of All, The Beast Within, and Poor Unfortunate Soul4.6
  20. · Disney Classics 101 Dalmatians: Evil Thing
  21. · Disney Classics Hades: Fire & Fate
  22. 1-3 A Villains Collection5.0
  23. 1-3 A Villains Collection
  24. 1-3 A Villains Collection: The Villains Trilogy4.7

On the charts

Charting now — best position 9 on Coming soon in Teen & Young Adult, reached October 24, 2026. Seen on 1 chart over 3 days of readings, the first on October 21, 2026.

ChartBestDaysLast seen
Teen & Young Adult
Coming soon 9 3 days October 24, 2026

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