Digital Vampires

The air-brushed demon gracing the cover sets the tone of this novel - high tech, heavy rock and satanism combine as Simon Le Mara, music mogul extraordinaire, tempts unwary young musicians with promises of stardom. Instead, their souls and energies are culled to feed Baphomet, the Lord of Darkness. As one would expect from Staig, the book is well-researched and its characters largely convince - Dizzy Richards, doyen of the sixties' music scene, who provides the antidote to Le Mara's lure is particularly attractive. The book is carefully aimed at a section of an age group with the most marketing potential - teenage boys interested in music, computers and ancient legends of the forces of evil. Stock it in the library or book box and be ready to lead the newly converted to Robert Westall, Hugh Scott and Maurice Gee.