Dark Portal - Book One of the Deptford Mice

"In a borough of London called Deptford there lived a community of mice. An old empty house was their home and in it they fashioned a comfortable life for themselves. People never disturbed them with traps, and because all the windows were boarded up, they never even saw a cat. The Deptford Mice live a cosy life in the skirting boards of an abandoned London house, with no humans or cats to disturb them. But something is lurking deep beneath the city. Something that threatens to destroy their cosy existence for good. In the dank sewers under the house lives a mysterious being, worshipped by a horde of bloodthirsty rats who cower in its presence... When a mouse called Albert Brown unwisely ventures down into the sewers one day, he uncovers a terrifying plot to awaken an ancient evil. Soon Albert's family and friends find themselves in a desperate struggle for their lives. Summoning all their courage, they must confront treacherous enemies and foul sorcery in a battle to save London and the world from eternal darkness."--

About the author

Robin Jarvis is a British children's author who has entertained (and pleasantly terrified) generations of children with his brilliantly imagined dark fantasy stories, including the Deptford Mice and Whitby Witches series. He studied graphic design in Newcastle and then worked in television and advertising making model monsters and puppets before writing The Dark Portal, the first book on the Deptford Mice series, which was the runner up for the Smarties book prize in 1989.

Summary

A new edition of the classic children's fantasy adventure set in a world of mice and rats in the sewers of Deptford

Product details

• Authors: Robin Jarvis, Jarvis Robin
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.03.2024
• EAN: 9781782694366
• ISBN: 978-1-78269-436-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: The Deptford Mice
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, JUVENILE FICTION / Horror, JUVENILE FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense, JUVENILE FICTION / Ghost Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Mammals, Wildlife (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Interest age: from c 10 years, Horror & ghost stories, chillers (Children's / Teenage), Thrillers (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rodents and rabbits, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense