The Dark Missions Of Edgar Brim

Description

Edgar Brim is a sensitive orphan who, exposed to horror stories from his father as a young child, is afraid of almost everything and suffers from nightly terrors. Unsurprisingly, being sent to a gloomy school in Scotland where he is roundly bullied does not help. At age 16 he finds a journal belonging to his novelist father, which inspires him to stand up to his bullies. At the urging of a mysterious professor, he becomes a member of an eccentric society which believes that monsters from works of famous literature are real. Unfortunatly, this only adds to his fears.

SHANE PEACOCK was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and grew up in Kapuskasing. A biographer, journalist and screenwriter, he is also the author of several novels and plays. He has received many honors for his writing, including the prestigious Arthur Ellis Award for Eye of the Crow and Becoming Holmes and the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Vanishing Girl, all titles in his Boy Sherlock Holmes series. Shane Peacock lives with his wife and three children near Cobourg, Ontario. Visit him at his website: www.shanepeacock.ca and follow him on twitter: @Shane_Author

"With cameos from such artistic giants as Bram Stoker and the actor Henry Irving, Peacock weaves the frissons of classic Gothic horror into the reality of a culture entranced by its own dark creations. This thrilling historical mystery will have readers anxiously turning pages and checking under their beds." - Kirkus Reviews "The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim is good fun, loaded with thrills and discoveries, old journals and secret connections, hidden rooms, and mysterious, cloaked figures. By including real-life personalities from the period, such as Bram Stoker and celebrated actor Henry Irving, Peacock captures the feel of the late 19th century, and doesn't neglect the shadows and fog so essential for a book of this sort." - Quill and Quire "The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim is a thrilling story that includes fantastic gruesome imagery, moments of unexpected humour, and plenty of surprises." - CM Magazine "Peacock calls up the ghostly haunting atmosphere of the moors with graceful prose and quiet but vivid imagery ... the portrayal of Edgar as a frightened, anxious boy and his growth into someone who acknowledges fear but doesn't give in to it makes him an appealing hero, and his triumph over evil is sure to garner applause. The final chapter ensures there are more monsters to be caught and more books to come." - Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books