Product Description

Two children, Jennet and Ben, arrive at the seaside town of Whitby to stay with Alice Boston, a vigorous and eccentric 92 year-old. Ben is gifted with 'the sight' - he alone can see things hidden from he eyes of ordinary mortals. He sees the mysterious fisher folk of Whitby and he soon discovers that Alice Boston and her friends are not quite what they seem. Who are they? What are the fisher folk and why does a mysterious black hound stalk the darkened streets?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #149608 in Books
• Published on: 1995-08-11
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

About the Author
Robin Jarvis studied graphic design in Newcastle and then worked in television and advertising making model monsters and puppets. He has been a full-time writer and illustrator for some time, and has a large following among children and adults. Robin’s books are consistent best-sellers and he has won several awards for his work. The Dark Portal was runner-up for the Smarties Prize in 1989.

Customer Reviews

A Great Read
This book is fantastic, well the whole trilogy is amazing. I read the trilogy first about 5 years ago but recently reread them, only i realised i didn't own the last book and had an agonising wait while it arrived from amazon!

This series is really addictive. It was very different to anything i had ever come across before. Definately new and fresh. The descriptions are wonderfully true to whitby and along with Dracula it is a must for Whitby residents and holidayers.

The Aufwaders are a wonderful group of characters and it's worth reading the books to understand what i'm talking about. This book is really easy to get into and really addictive once you do.

Brilliantly evil
Amazing,fantasic,intriguing,horrifying,mysterious with loads of suspense. Good and evil fight again in this terrific book. There are loads of individual plots that all come together. An inspired book. Brilliant wherever you are, but if you think you can stand the horror, read it in Whitby

Every child should read this book
I first read this when I was about 10 and I've re read the whole trilogy loads of times since then. This book is still the best of the three, I still find myself looking for the aufwaders everytime I go the Whitby.

The book has a couple of themes..growing up, annoying brothers, coping with changes which most older children can identify with, but the thing that sticks with you most when your young is the big black dog and the witches.

The pictures in the book are great too. This is one of the only books I haven't grown out of, its still on the shelf with the hobbit and the Narnia books.