The third instalment in the Magic Crystals series, following the events of 'The Seventh Sorcerer' and 'Rock Haulter'.



With great power may come great responsibility, but in the case of our heroic Chopville teens, it also comes with a great big target. As they are to discover, having the Magic Crystals does not ensure their safety-in fact, quite the opposite.



A dark force is gathering around Chopville, far more dangerous than Moran could have ever been. A dangerous enemy will show his murderous hand early on; a trusted ally will defect to the dark side; and John and some of his friends will be taken captive and subjected to unspeakable horrors.



And through all of it, a great mystery looms darkly over John, which he must solve in order to have any hope of staying alive.

Stephen Hayes lives and writes in Melbourne, Australia, and has a distinctly 'Aussie' style of writing. Having been born partially blind in 1986 and lost his limited vision in 2000, he started writing stories at the age of eight, completing his first novella in Braille at the age of fourteen and by sixteen, had completed the first draft of what would become his debut publication: The Seventh Sorcerer.



'The Magic Crystals' is Hayes' main project: A story of youth, laughter, pain, romance, heartbreak, good and evil, life and death, power and magic. Not afraid to speak his mind, and prepared for whatever consequences come of it, he doesn't mind stepping outside social convention and stating uncomfortable and controversial truths about today's society, particularly where teenagers are concerned. As the theme of power is explored, the books stray into political, psychological and philosophical debates, making 'The Magic Crystals' an odd combination of both light and deep reading.