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ScholasticPublication date
2nd June 2008ISBN
9781407102870Children's Author 'Like-for-Like' recommendations
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Darkside: Nighttrap
Tom Becker
Part of the 'Darkside S.' Series
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Julia Eccleshare's comment:
A new story in the thrilling Darkside series. When Mrs Elwood is kidnapped, Jonathan sets out on a dangerous mission to get her back. To retrieve the talisman he needs, he must work with a criminal circus troupe and defy those who would be willing to kill to have it. Can Jonathan succeed? His mission is outrageous and following it is seriously thrilling. This is the third instalment in the Darkside series that already includes Darkside and Lifeblood.
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Synopsis
Darkside: Nighttrap by Tom BeckerMrs Elwood has been kidnapped. And Jonathan will do anything to get her back - even if this means breaking in to the home of one of Darkside's most sinister citizens. The plan's in place for a dangerous heist - but is this mission impossible from the start?
About The Author
Since Tom Becker learned to hold a pen, he wanted to become a writer. In fact, when he was 5 years old, he wrote in a notebook that it was his dream was to be an author. Aged 25, Tom has realised that dream with publication of his first novel, Darkside in January 2007.
Tom's early enthusiasm for books and reading was encouraged by his parents who were voracious readers. Their family home was cluttered with bookcases and piles of novels. Tom spent most of his childhood curled up in an armchair reading fantasy novels by Brian Jacques, and later graduated to grown-up novels by David Eddings and Guy Gavriel Kay.
Tom studied History at Oxford University and was struck by the otherworld-ly atmosphere of this academic institution. He used to spend long days studying and reading in the University library and always felt intrigued by the atmosphere there - perhaps that is why a library is such an important setting in Darkside.
Tom started writing Darkside in 2005, it took him three months to complete and he is now working on more books in the series. He drew inspiration from film noirs such as The Asphalt Jungle and The Big Sleep (hence the glasshouse scene in Darkside), and comicbook writers such as Alan Moore.
Aside from reading, Tom's big love in life is music. He is still reeling from the break-up of his two favourite bands, Rocket From the Crypt and Sleater-Kinney. Tom's other passions include supporting Everton Football Club and consisting on a diet of fry-ups and fish fingers.
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