Book Description
Fifteen-year-old Will Besting is sent by his doctor to Fort Eden, an institution meant to help patients suffering from crippling phobias. Once there, Will and six other teenagers take turns in mysterious fear chambers and confront their worst nightmares-with the help of the group facilitator, Rainsford, an enigmatic guide. When the patients emerge from the chamber, they feel emboldened by the previous night's experiences. But each person soon discovers strange, unexplained aches and pains....What is really happening to the seven teens trapped in this dark Eden?

About the Author
Patrick Carman has been a lifelong writer and storyteller. He spent his formative years in Salem, Oregon and he graduated from Willamette University. After college, he spent a decade living in Portland, Oregon where he worked in advertising, game design and technology. An enthusiastic reading advocate, Patrick has visited more than one thousand schools, developed village library projects in Central America and created author outreach programs for communities. When he's not writing or creating a story, he spends his free time supporting literacy campaigns and community organizations, fly fishing, playing basketball and tennis, doing crosswords, watching movies, dabbling in video games, reading and spending time with his wife and two daughters.