Quest for the Spark, Book One

Something evil has poisoned the Dreaming and is now invading the Waking World. As the darkness spreads, the people of the Valley —even Queen Thorn — are caught in the grip of nightmares, and it's up to one boy to save them all.

Twelve-year-old Tom Elm has spent his life turnip farming, but he's always felt destined for something greater. When his family falls into a dangerous sleep, Tom, along with Roderick the raccoon, teams up with three lost explorers from Boneville, Percival Bone and his nephew and niece. Together with a Veni Yan warrior, a mysterious shape-shifting woman, and two stupid Rat Creatures, this mismatched group sets out on a quest to find the lost pieces of the Spark. Without its vanquishing light, Tom's family — and the entire Valley — might never wake up again.