Flesh And Blood (Puffin Teenage Books S.) - Softcover

Matt's home life is falling to pieces as his mother seeks refuge from divorce by returning to the seaside town where she grew up. As Matt gets to know his mother's family for the first time, he discovers that they are keepers of a terrifyingsecret - they are the wardens of the door to an alternative reality where nightmare and terror rule. Not only does Matt have to learn how to control his own powers, but he has to prevent his adopted cousin Vince from gaining control of the doors to alternity himself. In the battle of wills, Matt becomes trapped in the nightmare world. The only person in the family with the power to lead him out is his seven-year-old cousin - but how can you ask a child into a nightmare?

Keith Brooke, writing here as Nick Gifford, designs and manages websites and is a keen sci-fi fan. He has published some novels and short stories for adults. He lives in Brightlingsea, Essex, not far from his childhood home, and is married with four children. This is his second novel for children.