Book description
Jack doesn't know what he's got himself into. One minute he and his
best friend Charlie were up in Chinatown having crispy duck with
Charlie's dad (and Jack was having to listen to Charlie shouting at
his dad for leaving his mum) - then next minute they were in a
mysterious room above a theatre, with some of the strangest characters
they'd ever encountered. And they were about to take The Test. . . and
something very very weird was about to begin.
The Test transforms Charlie - leaving him with the distinctive
markings of the Black Tattoo - and with a temper that seems out of
control. The boys' meeting with Esme, a young girl with the most
impressive martial arts skills this side of Bruce Lee, her huge and
hairy father Raymond, and the mysterious Nick seem to have swept
Charlie and Jack into a world they had no idea existed. And it's only
going to get stranger. . .
This epic tale of good and evil, demons and hell, vomiting bats and
huge battles marks the debut of an incredible new talent for
children's books. Drawing on influences such as comic books, computer
games and Eastern martial arts, The Black Tattoo is a book no
self-respecting teenage boy will want to miss.
For the last ten years Sam Enthoven has been working as a part-time
bookseller, living largely on a diet of instant noodles and parsnips
while honing his skills as a writer of thrillers for young people. He is
passionately - possibly 'certifiably' - committed to the ideal of books
that make kids want to read; if you like
The Black Tattoo
, you should see what he writes now he can afford something decent to
eat once in a while.
