The Dark Portal

So wonderfully dark and magical. An absolute classic * Phil Hickes, author of The Haunting of Aveline Jones *
Robin Jarvis joins the ranks of Kenneth Grahame, Richard Adams, and Walter Wangerin in the creation of wonderfully anthropomorphic animals -- Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time
Spooky and enthralling animal fantasy just right for Redwall fans... [Jarvis] provides counterpoint to the heart-racing adventure with scenes of haunting beauty * Publishers Weekly, starred review *
Robin Jarvis's books thrilled me with fear and pushed me to be brave - to fall in love with characters that would live forever in my heart (regardless of where the story took them...) Quite simply: The Deptford Mice framed the way I read every book for the rest of my life' * Non Pratt, author of Trouble *
A tale of horror and valor, good and evil, leavened with humor * Booklist *
A grand-scale epic... Filled with high drama, suspense, and some genuine terror * Lloyd Alexander, author of The Chronicles of Prydain *
Entertaining and genuinely frightening * Kliatt *
Jarvis is a great writer, in command of his intricate plotting * Scottish Sunday Herald *
A bit like Game of Thrones for kids nowadays: epic, brutal, and with a sense that no one is safe. Jarvis creates several incredibly detailed animal worlds living alongside the human world in London, including a monstrous civilisation of fiendish rats and an enclave of seer bats who speak seemingly in riddles -- Ross Montgomery, author of Rebel
Robin Jarvis knows how to win readers over and hold them in a tight grip * Young Post *
Darkly evocative, wildly imaginative and fiercely definitive - the Deptford Mice books are absolute classics. I'm thrilled to see these utterly unique stories being republished by Pushkin and can't wait to recommend them to every reader on the planet -- Daisy May Johnson, author of How to Be Brave
Power-hungry rats, nature-loving mice, mystical bats... In The Dark Portal Robin Jarvis delights the reader with not just one, but three unforgettable animal societies... He offers a strikingly original, totally absorbing fantasy world * Philip Glassman, founder of the Books of Wonder shop *
The perfect stories for dark, cosy evenings. A once read, never forgotten series * Phil Hickes, author of The Haunting of Aveline Jones *
A total highlight of my childhood -- Laura Tisdall, author of Echoes
Epic adventures full of tension and drama and starring a band of very brave mice... There's still little to challenge these books for action, adventure, characters to love or sheer excitement * Love Reading 4 Kids, Book of the Month *