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| Author(s) | Tom Becker |
| Cover artist | Studio Spooky |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Darkside |
| Genre(s) | Children's |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
| Publication date | 8 January 2007 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 256 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0439944366 |
| OCLC Number | 71541663 |
| Followed by | Lifeblood |
Darkside is a children's novel by Tom Becker, about a boy called Jonathan who discovers a world hidden in London; a world run by Jack the Ripper's family. Only the worst of the worst live here, and all too quickly Johnathan gets mixed up in a world full of murders, thieves and, of course, a werewolf and a Vampire. It was Published in 2007 by Scholastic . It won the 2007 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize[1] and was longlisted for the 2008 Manchester Book Award.[2] Darkside also won the Calderdale Children's Book of the year Award.
Jonathan Starling is being chased by kidnappers, and accidentally stomps across the place called Darkside, a place known by his father but kept from him because of its dangerous ways. A place that is ruled by Jack the Ripper's descendants. The place is full of murders,thieves,werewolves and a vampire. Jonathan needs to escape from Darkside and back into the safe haven of central London .