• Age: 10 to 13
• Grade: 5 to 8
• Reading age: 11 to 13

Deep inside a mountain far to the north, Eric will find out which myths and legends are true, and which are just stories; but the answers only matter if he makes it out alive.

Mark is originally from Truro, Nova Scotia. His parents were teachers, which means he could have grown up around books, and he did, but mostly he marked biology tests for his dad and dissected whatever they had for dinner (true story). He attended Dalhousie University in Halifax to do his science degrees and continued to cultivate the writer seed planted as a kid. He's always been involved in high-level sport, as an athlete through university and as a coach afterward.

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"The characters may be moving constantly, but the story allows readers to get to know them, their flaws, and their motivations. There's parkour, science, cool tech, and even a paranormal element."
- Sarah Monsma, Middle Grade and Young Adult Book Reviews