There is the beginning of a potential romance between Marshall and Sydney, as unusual as that might be, and we know that Marshall is still not safe, but we don't know why. We don't know why the drawing suddenly comes to life or why it seems to have it in for Seaver, and 341 pages later we still don't know much more than that other than it has something to do with Marshall's deceased mother and something she did. Marshall Seaver is haunted by a drawing he created called the Gravedigger. I found book one to be disappointing because when I finished I still knew almost nothing, even though I'd invested 341 pages of reading into the story. This is book one of a trilogy by the Pendragon author, D.J.MacHale. That is, until I heard a single word break through the haze as plain and clear as if someone had leaned over and spoke directly into my ear.

It was a dream, right? That’s what I told myself and it calmed me down. The voices grew louder, more urgent, as if they were running out of time. MacHale launches his eerie new trilogy with a story so packed with chilling suspense, readers will want to sleep with the light on. Number one New York Times bestselling author D. Together with Cooper’s beautiful but aloof sister, Sydney, Marshall searches for the truth about his friend while ultimately uncovering a nightmare that is bigger and more frightening than he could ever have imagined. Marshall has no idea why he is being tormented by this forbidding creature, but he is quickly convinced it has something to do with his best friend, Cooper, who has gone missing. The pages of a sketchbook-a character Marshall himself created. That is, until he comes face-to-face with a character who only exists on It begins with mysterious sounds, a fleeting face outside a window, a rogue breeze-all things that can be explained away.

The light by dj machale