Download or read book The Chessmen of Doom written by John Bellairs and published by Puffin HC. This book was released on 2000 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One wrong move could mean the end of the world! What did Professor Childermass's eccentric brother mean by the mysterious riddle he attached to his will? And why does he insist the professor spend the summer on his deserted estate in order to earn his inheritance? The professor, Johnny Dixon, and Johnny's friend Fergie are determined to find out. But when they journey to the ramshackle mansion, they make a horrifying discovery. Unless they unravel the baffling riddle fast, an evil madman will succeed in unleashing a force so powerful it could destroy the entire world!