Shadow Of The Beast

'All the boy knew was that he was afraid. Afraid of what? A thing without a name. At night, when they lay down to sleep, fear gnawed at his insides worse than any hunger. In the morning, breaking camp, fear dogged his footsteps, closer than his own shadow . . .'

Troy can't remember anything. Waiting for his father's return, he only knows that an unnamed fear threatens to engulf him. He does remember his dreams - of a place where fear has a name, where heroes and monsters do battle to the death.

Then the dreams start seeping into his waking life and shards of memory fall into place . . .