Ben Kingdom - The Claws of Evil by Andrew Beasley

Ben Kingdom - The Claws of Evil
by Andrew Beasley

Victorian London - but not quite as you might have learnt it in school! Ben's mother died during childbirth, and he, his father and his brother all live in a tiny room in a shared house, with no heating. But what Ben doesn't know yet is that he is the chosen one of a prophecy, and many of the characters around him are actually 'Watchers' looking after him making sure he is not recruited by the evil underground people. Ben comes into possession of an ancient Roman coin which the evil people would also like to have. So begins a cat and mouse chase game, followed by a tug-of-war between the do-gooders and the claws of evil to see who can keep Ben.

The second in The Battles of Ben Kingdom series is out in September 2013.