Eleven-year-old Darwen Arkwright's ordinary life changed forever when he was given a magical mirror, a portal to the wonderful world of Silbrica. Darwen defeated the terrible monsters released from the mirror once. Now, an even more terrifying beast has escaped through the mirror. Darwen and his friends, Rik and Alexandra, must journey to Costa Rica to save the world from a giant tentacled creature that leaves destruction in its wake. This time, old allies can't be trusted, and the danger runs deeper than Darwen could have ever imagined. The problem with doors is that they open both ways. There are monsters inside, and some of them are trying to get out ...

 

 

This book features in the following series: Beyond the Mirror, Cold Bath Street, The Ghostly Chronicles Of Preston Oldcorn .

This book is aimed at children at US 4th grade-7th grade.

There are 440 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by UCLan Publishing .

Manuel Sumberac is an illustrator and animator who has won awards for his animated films and music videos. He was born and lives in Croatia. A J Hartley is a New York Times bestselling author who writes mystery thrillers and fantasy adventures for children and adults. He was born in Preston, Lancashire and his UK bestseller which was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal and became a Waterstones number one, is set in the town. He is also the distinguished professor of Shakespeare in the Department of Theatre at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.