Eleven-year-old Darwen Arkwright's ordinary life changed forever when he was given a magical mirror, a portal to the wonderful world of Silbrica. Darwen defeated the terrible monsters released from the mirror once. Now, an even more terrifying beast has escaped through the mirror. Darwen and his friends, Rik and Alexandra, must journey to Costa Rica to save the world from a giant tentacled creature that leaves destruction in its wake. This time, old allies can't be trusted, and the danger runs deeper than Darwen could have ever imagined. The problem with doors is that they open both ways. There are monsters inside, and some of them are trying to get out ...

It all started with the bathroom mirror, which started reflecting a subtly altered picture of Anders's reality, but now it is every reflective surface, and Anders knows that whatever is hiding in the mirror is evil--only he is having trouble getting anyone to believe that the monster he sees is real.

There is an imperfection in the human mind - a crack, a flaw, a crevice - one that fascinates and repulses all those who find it. It is empty of all but impulse and appetite and the memory of hope. What if you looked over the edge? What if you fell? And after the fall, what would you see in the mirror? Dragon shadows, bleeding statues, wolf dreams and time machines - your biological clock is ticking, and it's time to get metaphysical in this twisted cabaret of the macabre. This is the road map to your own personal inferno, fondly dedicated to everyone who is dying...especially you. WARNING: contains tales of horror and dark fantasy, and consequently some disturbing, violent, and sexual imagery, including references to sexual assault.

A young girl inadvertently stumbles upon a harsh magical universe called Nowhere, where she meets several people who either want to kill her, want to save her, or cannot offer any help at all. Through periods of suffering, brought on by the wretched Queen, the girl develops a taste for vengeance. Only, it would seem, everyone is a little bit more than they appear to be.

Eminently human and ultimately joyful. The Mirror of Monsters and Prodigies is a compelling novel full of humor, pathos, revulsion, and love. Mixing fact and imagination, this fictional oral history about "human oddities" includes figures such as Aesop, Catherine the Great, Tom Thumb, and Jo-Jo. The Russian Dog-Faced Boy in a provocative story that extends from Ancient Egypt to 18th Century England to 20th Century America.