Book description
There was a folded bit of A4 paper wedged into the locker. It
said MICHAEL THOMPSON. Michael slid it out, and flipped it
open. It said I KNOW WHERE ARCASTER IS.
That was when the bottom dropped out of everything.
Michael and Francis are best friends at school, drawn together by
their common secret - a complete obsession with creating, crafting,
adding to and poring over their joint fantasy world, Evgard. Their
friendship is put to the severest test when Michael, thinking that
Francis has betrayed their world, takes the cold, deliberate decision
not to help Francis when Francis is the victim of a brutal attack.
Michael then has to see the consequences of his mistake, and confront
his own weaknesses. This absolutely compelling charting of the boys'
friendship is reflected in the fantasy world, as the fantasy
characters and their actions are a clear mirror of the boys' own
actions in the real world. With one difference. In the fantasy world,
one of the characters does not survive.
Each world, both real and fantasy, is just as gripping as the other.
The twofold narrative with alternate chapters is incredibly complex to
construct, yet the talent of this writer is to create a fluid,
completely unputdownable read.
An extraordinarily and compelling novel that will attract many
readers at many levels and within many genres.
B. R. Collins is a graduate of both university and drama school.
The Traitor Game is her first novel. Bridget lives in
Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
