This middle-grade series masterfully blends thrilling adventure, laugh-out-loud humor, and fascinating real science. Follow a brilliant young protagonist and his loyal friends as they team up with an extraordinary group of intelligent beetles. Together, they embark on a quest to save these remarkable creatures from a sinister threat and uncover a mysterious disappearance. It's a captivating tale of courage, ingenuity, and the unlikely bonds formed when kids and bugs unite against a fashionable, yet formidable, villain.
Darkus can't believe it when a huge insect drops out of the trouser leg of his horrible new neighbour. It's a giant beetle - and it seems to want to communicate. But how can a boy be friends with a beetle? And what does a beetle have to do with the disappearance of his dad and the arrival of Lucretia Cutter, with her taste for creepy jewellery?
"The Empire Strikes Back" meets beetles in the chilling, darkly funny second book of a series about one amazing boy, his loyal friends, and some amazingly intelligent beetles.
In this thrilling sequel, Darkus and his friends embark on a perilous quest to uncover Lucretia Cutter's hidden Biome deep within the Amazon rainforest. Time is of the essence as they race against her sinister plans to unleash an army of monstrous Frankenstein beetles, threatening to alter the planet's fate forever. The adventure is filled with danger, friendship, and the fight against evil forces that could reshape the world.