Something is wrong with Cheshunt. Nathanial feels it the moment he arrives. It is not the model neighbourhood it appears to be - strange things happen, despite the curfew. And soon Nathanial learns that his presence is no accident. As the dark calls its own, so does the light draw its champions, and Nathanial finds he must confront phantoms from his own past in his battle to stop the Gathering and its creator....

Nobody in the Australian country town of St Helen knew who Lola MacKellar was - least of all Lola herself. All they knew was that she had come from a foster home in Melbourne and that her real name was Lorelei. It was a puzzle too why the wealthy Eyres had brought her to their vast riverside property yet lodges her with the Scobies like an outcast. For a while it didn't matter. But Lola couldn't remain the free young spirit she was forever. One day the questions about her identity would begin....