Darkside : Darkside Series, Book 1

Imagine a place just beyond nightmare - a secret city where horrors haunt the streets. Take the wrong alley, turn the wrong corner, and you'll find that place: Darkside. It's wickedly dangerous and excitingly strange - and it could be the last place Jonathan ever sees... Set in a terrifying netherworld of creaking asylums, oil-lamps, dingy alleys and Jack the Ripper's descendants, this first book in a chilling Gothic series of monsters and mayhem will hold you mesmerised. Your home’s been attacked. Your dad’s in an asylum. You’re running for your life. And there’s nowhere to hide. You’ve stumbled on the city’s greatest secret: Darkside. Incredibly dangerous and unimaginably exciting. Darkside is ruled by Jack the Ripper’s children – a place where nightmares walk the streets. You think you’re in trouble now, but your problems have just begun... Winner of the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize. Fantasy adventure with a dash of gothic horror, Perfect for Darren Shan and Buffy fans. Rich new fantasy world, unforgettable characters. Welcome to the Darkside: where nightmares walk the streets.London has a secret: a hidden borough of monsters and mayhem, foundedby Jack the Ripper and known as Darkside. It's a place of danger,but also excitement - and it's Jonathan's last hiding place.Alone and on the run, he finds his troubles, and adventures, haveonly just begun...