A boy with no name
who can mimic any skill he sees.
The ragtag remnants of the creatures of the night, long-thought extinct at the hands of mankind.
A prophecy that has the King worried enough to capture every child in his kingdom and employ the malevolent Good Doctor to find the supposed usurper among them.
War is coming.
There is a traitor among the Nightlings, and the King has a deadly new weapon that could wipe out the creatures of the night once and for all.
But first the boy must decide,
is he human or monster.
The illustrated follow-up book is also now available
Following the events of DARK: And the Boy in the Hole,
an anonymous benefactor commissions the scribes of Lakhaus Librarie to investigate the rumours of the Old World monsters that have returned and pose a new threat to mankind.
Filled with magnificent illustrations and details of each of the Nightlings, this special book
features hints about the future adventures for the Boy With No Name in the continuing series,
as well as a brain-breaking puzzle hidden within the pages – the first to crack it WINS.
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Meet the characters from the series
_______________ After being locked in a pit in the King's castle his entire life, he escapes under unexpected circumstances, joins the small band of monsters hiding in the depths of Myrr Wood, and discovers he can mimic any ability he sees. Even theirs.
_______________ While the King of Igrador wages war on the neighbouring nations, he discovers some of the monsters of myth survived their extinction at the hands of man. And now the villagers speak of a Prophecy that a child will rise to take his throne.
_______________ The one human that befriends the Boy from the hole, she discovers the truth of the Nightlings. But a betrayal will force the Boy to make his biggest decision ever. Be a human. Or a monster of the night.
_______________ After being locked in a pit in the King's castle his entire life, he escapes under unexpected circumstances, joins the small band of monsters hiding in the depths of Myrr Wood, and discovers he can mimic any ability he sees. Even theirs.
Explore the kingdom
Baltus rules the kingdom of Igrador from his castle Underock, stretching from the Madragol Mountains in the East to the coast in the West, and from the River Tiberon in the South to the White Forest and Great Ice Fields in the North.
This map shows all the locations where the story of DARK: And the Boy in the Hole unfolds, with some hidden clues about the major characters, and places where the Boy and the Nightlings will continue their adventures and face more dangers in the following books.
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Can you find icons for all the places shown in the gallery below?
Visit the places where the story unfolds
The great ancient tree stump around which the Nightlings camp deep within Myrr Wood
The castle of King Baltus from where he rules the kingdom of Igrador and plots his war against the Padogin, Culdiheen and Varhaus to the South
Deep within the White Forest stands the largest tree in all the lands, possible the first tree that ever grew
The great ancient tree stump around which the Nightlings camp deep within Myrr Wood