Rayleigh Mann, our 12 year old central character, finds out on Hallowe'en that he is the son of the (in)famous Bogey Mann. In Below London (the monster world) Bogey Mann is a living legend. However, Bogey Mann has not been seen for some time and some monsters suspect foul play...
Rayleigh is unaware of the dangers that face him as he journeys to Below London to seek out his father, with the help of his new found friends: Marley, Uncle Thelonious, Shade, Mary and Gasp. On his journey Rayleigh has to undertake several initiation tasks to gain entry to the monster world. Will he succeed?
The opening of this book is, at times, a little difficult to follow...there are many characters introduced at the same time and it all just feels a little bit muddled. Once you've worked out who is who and what's actually going on, then the story is quite an enjoyable adventure.
Rayleigh is unaware of the dangers that face him as he journeys to Below London to seek out his father, with the help of his new found friends: Marley, Uncle Thelonious, Shade, Mary and Gasp. On his journey Rayleigh has to undertake several initiation tasks to gain entry to the monster world. Will he succeed?
The opening of this book is, at times, a little difficult to follow...there are many characters introduced at the same time and it all just feels a little bit muddled. Once you've worked out who is who and what's actually going on, then the story is quite an enjoyable adventure.