The Black Room - 'The Lost' Book 2 (Lost S.) - Softcover

[The Dark Ground]: 'Sinister but 100% compulsive (Mizz magazine)

. . . terrific . . . (The Telegraph)

. . . a wonderfully plotted thriller . . . (The Observer)

Reeks of originality, imagination and sheer brilliance...a riveting masterpiece (The Independent on Sunday)

[The Blackroom]: I recommend it to anyone around my age because it's probably the best book I've read in ages (Coventry Evening Telegraph, twelve year old reviewer)

This is an exciting and fast paced novel which will appeal to boys and girls of 11 upwards (School Librarian)

I found the book very exciting and couldn't put it down, now I just have to wait for part 3 to find out what happens next (5-star Amazon review)

At the end of The Dark Ground, Robert finally managed to escape from the tiny underground world in which he had found himself trapped. He needed Lorn's help to do it, and he had to leave her behind. Now, back in his own world and his own size again, he realises that Lorn will die if she has to spend the winter underground. To rescue her, he has to do two things: entrust his friend Tom with the incredible story of what happened to him, and find the 'real' Lorn above ground.

Using all of their ingenuity, Tom and Rob finally track down the girl for whom they are searching. Her name is Hope, and she's been locked in a pit by her misguided parents. She is filthy, backwards, and completely dependent on others. How can she help Lorn?

Getting Hope out of her prison will take more courage and patience than the boys feel they have. And then they still have to rescue Lorn. Time is ticking away. With each passing second, Lorn feels inexplicably called by a strange force drawing her into the dangerous tunnels of her underground world while, above ground, Tom and Rob begin the desperate battle to save her.