Book excerpt: THE STUNNING YOUNG ADULT FANTASY SERIES FROM ACCLAIMED AUTHOR CHRIS WARD At the end of everything there is a new beginning... After the shocking events at the end of Lost City of the Ghouls, Benjamin Forrest finds himself once again in a place he ought to find familiar - his home town of Basingstoke. However, things have changed from the Basingstoke he remembers: giant bundles of rubbish now cross the countryside, crushing everything in their path, and children showing signs of an unusual ability are ruthlessly hunted by teams of dog-catchers. Benjamin must unravel the mystery of these children known as Miscreants if he is to face his greatest showdown yet, against a face becoming increasingly familiar.... The Curse of the Miscreants is the fourth volume in Chris Ward's stunning Young Adult Fantasy epic, which channels the excitement of Harry Potter thrown forward into an age of climate change and awareness.