65 Book Three, Chapter Fourteen

Published: April 29, 2008, 6:58 p.m.

"Assam & Darjeeling" is the story of two children who set out to rescue their dead mother from the Underworld -- a nightmare place where the mythological desperately tries to keep pace with the world above. The children encounter cell-phone carrying demons, forgotten deities from defunct pantheons waiting tables, and one nasty character called Juniper who takes a particular, personal interest in their quest. Making their way across the frozen ice, Assam and Darjeeling discover more horrors waiting for them before, finally, they find more familiar ground and Edgar takes his leave, for now.