Raingate Cemetery has long been the spooky playground of Tom Allerton, Daniel ‘Doc’ Studd and Jasmine ‘Jazz’ Baxter, and provides a great opportunity for them to play a practical Halloween joke on their schoolmates. Events take an unexpected turn when a freak storm occurs and lightning strikes an ancient and crumbling tomb. The children flee in terror, all except for Jazz who decides to investigate. Peering into the smoking rubble of the sepulchre, she is strangely drawn towards a weird pendant which unleashes a chain of terrifying and supernatural events. As the unearthly owner of the pendant endeavours to get it back, the friendship of the central characters is put to the toughest test, and they discover the true meanings of friendship, loyalty, truthfulness and fear.The children learn that there are far more things in the universe than they ever learned at school, as a terrifying monster is awakened from a long hot sleep...
These three characters are such good friends that their behaviour and relationship is believable. The story unfolds over a short period of time and draws the reader into the characters world. Parents will recognise the level of disobedience brought about by close friendships and young adults will identify with the scepticism and hesitation that goes with the need to find out who is behind the strange goings on.
This is a brilliant story which kids will love. An action-packed adventure with all the right ingredients: just the right amount of scariness (but not too much so that you'd have nightmares after reading it), a mystery going back thousands of years and a cast of truly believable characters who triumph over evil against all the odds. The story keeps you gripped right until the end and you'll be left dying to know what happens next.
If you like your adventure on the edge of scary you will love this. Firestorm Rising is a brilliantly spooky story that will keep you turning the pages till the very end. Children will love the pace of the story, pulling you along and keeping you on the edge of your seat not to mention the tremendously terrifying plot which will leave you exhaustedly entertained