The Dark Ground

This is the first of a trilogy where ‘small is an alien planet’ when Robert is reduced to a miniature version of himself in the park and woods near his home. So begins an adventure and a quest that will lead him through many great, testing dangers both physically and psychologically.

How this came about, the ramifications of his predicament and the alarming perils he and his shrunken companions endure, are impressively and convincingly realised by this most experienced storyteller. Cross writes an enthralling thriller and, at the same time, challenges our thinking and assumptions on what is the status quo and on what constitutes ‘different’. This is not a comfortably easy read and so will most please youngsters looking for a challenge.