Ridley, R. W

After defeating the Takers, Oz Griffin is ready to relax and enjoy being a normal thirteen-year-old kid. So why is he suddenly a middle-aged man who can remember his past only under hypnosis? And why is his past so terrifying?.

In this terrifying installment of the Oz Chronicles, Oz awakes in a mental institution. He spends his days trying to come to terms with the murders he's committed and his nights hiding from the dead who watch him. Just as he is about to give up hope, Oz is befriended by a faceless man who holds the key to his sanity.

Oz Griffin and an unusual band of misfits set out on a quest in order to defeat the "Takers", monsters threatening mankind . The answers to many riddles seem to be included in a comic book written by another neighborhood boy, but Oz and friends must find time to read it while battling dangers. Reviewers have compared the story to Stephen King's The stand and the Harry Potter series.