The Wakening
"ONE IS DEAD, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, A NAME LIVED ON WHEN THE BODY WAS ROTTEN..."
Sam is scared – more scared than he's ever been before. Each night, when he goes to sleep, he dreams he is going to the same place – a dark, silent forest, choked with dense undergrowth. And then the voices begin...
First he hears children chanting – as if they are playing some old game. Then, in the centre of the forest, a hand claws its way out of the ground. Someone – or something – has been brought back to life. What's more, it has come with an astonishing message that Sam cannot afford to ignore...
Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart (born 1955) is a writer of children's books, best known for the bestselling The Edge Chronicles, the Free Lance (A Knight's Story) novels and the Far-Flung Adventures series among others. Many of his books are illustrated by Chris Riddell. Paul Stewart lives in the Seaside town Brighton with his wife and children.