The first story in the breathtakingly original and utterly captivating Deptford Mice trilogy. In the sewers of Deptford there lurks a dark presence which fills the tunnels with fear: Jupiter, an evil being who aims to take over the world. Worshipped by the fearsome rats, Jupiter's dreams could well come true. Can the mice ever survive against such evil? Or have they lost the comfortable world they once knew for ever ...This stunning trilogy commences with The Dark Portal, in which Albert Mouse squeezes through the Grill and disappears. Realising that he has been captured by the rats of the sewers, Albert's children, Audrey and Arthur, embark on a treacherous journey to find him.
This is Book 1 in the Deptford Mice Series. See all Deptford Mice books here.
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Robin Jarvis started writing in 1988 and quickly became a bestselling author with his Deptford Mice and Whitby Witches series. Before becoming an author, Robin was a model maker for TV and films.
He has been shortlisted for the Carnegie and Smarties Awards, and won the Lancashire Libraries Book of the Year Award. He lives and works in Greenwich, London.
