Táto séria vás zavedie do tajomného lesa, kde sa realita prelína s mýtmi a legendami. Dve deti sa ocitnú uprostred sveta plného čarovných tvorov, od zákerných víl po mocných trollov a temných bytostí. Budú musieť čeliť nebezpečenstvám a intrigám, ktoré skrýva tento neskrotný les. Je to dobrodružný príbeh o odvahe a objavovaní v ríši, ktorá vzdoruje ľudskému chápaniu.
Samuel Blink is the hero of this story, but he doesn't know it yet. He hasn't the slightest clue Martha will disappear into Shadow Forest. A forest full of one-eyed trolls, the sinister huldre-folk, deadly Truth Pixies and a witch who steals shadows.
Every troll child dreads being sent to the Betterer. The Betterer is the most evil troll in Shadow Forest who loves to punish his fellow trolls for their grubby and stupid habits in lots of horrible ways. When one troll boy escapes the forest to be with his favourite human, Samuel Blink, the Betterer is not very happy.