Book description
Continuing Jack's quest to find his father, Jack, Kerry and Corrie have
passed through the gate into the peaceful summerland of Uaine. Hoping
for a period of respite after all their adventures, they quickly
discover that all is not well. The power-hungry spellbinder, Bodrun, has
stolen the Copperplates - protective magical talismans - and released
the terrifying Nightshades into the world. These creatures stalk the
night, searching for a way to break through to other worlds and wreak
havoc. They will do anything to get their claws into the heartstone.
With The Book of Ways to guide them, Jack and his friends must travel
deep into Bodrun's lair, facing gargoyles, giant spiders, walls of fire,
shrieking all-consuming Nightshades, before a final confrontation with
the evil spellbinder himself. And as Jack finds himself in the midst of
this nightmare, he is forced to face up to what really happened to his
father so long ago. Joe Donnelly, a former journalist, has previously
published eight adult fantasy/horror stories (for RHPG and Penguin). He
has an MPhil degree in American Studies. He lives in the west of
Scotland. The Jack Flint books are his first foray into children's
fiction.
