The Sullivan Carter Chronicles | Book 1 of 2
Book one of two in The Sullivan Carter Chronicles.
If you love haunting coming-of-age tales steeped in 90s nostalgia and creeping menace, this one’s for you.
What they found in the tunnel didn’t stay in the tunnel…
It’s the mid-90s in a crumbling ex-mining village on England’s northeast coast. Thirteen-year-old Sullivan Carter and his little brother, Colton, are just trying to survive the cruelty of school bullies when a desperate escape leads them into the cundy—a dark, creepy tunnel in the woods.
What they find there isn’t just fear… it’s a monster. One that follows them out.
There are rumours of strange rituals performed by local teens at the entrance to the cundy, and Sullivan becomes convinced something ancient has been unleashed—something tied to the Viking warlord Scula, who once ruled these lands with blood and fire.
When Colton begins hearing voices—one of them claiming to be their dead mother—Sullivan’s grief fractures into terror. To protect his brother, he must face not only the monster in the woods, but the darkness rooted deep within himself.
But how do you fight a legend made real? And how far would you go to save the only family you have left?
But something else followed them out.
‘Once again, Dixon weaves her magic with grounded and vivid characters who evoke feelings of empathy, frustration and hope in equal measures.
Goodreads Reader
‘A feat which most authors strive for is to have the people they create come “alive”, and connect with the reader on some level. Dixon manages to do that seemingly effortlessly. Overall, I felt this was an extremely well described, atmospheric novel that showcased a boy coming-of-age to perfection.’
Horror After Dark
‘The cundy itself is an unusual, ominous antagonist. A formidable yet unknown quantity shrouded in darkness and local lore, it hauntingly calls to the book’s characters, preying on their individual fears and torments.’
Goodreads Reader
R. H. DIXON 