Howling Tower is a terrifying, prison-like training camp where prison experiments are carried out regularly. Howling Tower is not on earth though. It is in a strange world that is run by bears and where humans are pets or slaves. When Benjamin and Mops run away from their cruel bear owners, they decide to hunt for 'Hide Park', an Eden-like place where all humans run free. Instead though, they are captured and taken to Howling Tower where they witness cruelty and suffering daily. Will Benjamin and Mops manage to escape the terror that is the Howling Tower or will they be trapped there forever? Howling Tower is the first in a new trilogy aimed at younger readers that love fantasy. By combining adventure and horror in an exhilarating way, it will leave you breathless in its brilliance. Expect big things from this series! -- Carol-Ann Noble, Ottakar's Carlisle 20060601

Michael Coleman was born in Forest Gate, East London and has been a full-time writer since 2003. Michael Coleman's other older novels for Orchard Books include Weirdo's War, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and Lancashire Children's Book Award, The Snog Log, Going Straight and Tag.