Internationally best-selling author, painter and film director Clive Barker is widely acclaimed for his visionary works of dark fantasy. In this third installment of his Abarat series, 16-year-old Candy Quackenbush continues her trek through the Abarat-a fantastic world where trouble lurks around every turn. Candy travels the archipelago with an unusual band of companions, including Mischief, whose seven brothers live on his antlers, and Malingo, the pure-hearted geshrat. When they discover a secret plot to create "absolute midnight," it becomes clear that they must fight to save the islands' future.