Eaten Alive kicks off the entire Galaxy of Fear young readers series by introducing the main characters of Tash and Zak Arranda, their Shi'ido uncle Mammon Hoole, and their droid DV-9 as they travel to the planet D'vouran, a seemingly normal, peaceful world. However, shortly after their arrival, they discover that there has been a string of unsolved disappearances. Before anyone else can vanish, the team has to figure out exactly what is going on and exactly how they can stop it once and for all.