A monster is waking in Gedeon. While he has slept, the adult world has all but forgotten about him. But the children have not – for what child could forget the bogeyman?
James Fiddick, a young man from Dasdaya, has heard about the creatures that roam the five counties of Gedeon. Up until now, these creatures were little more than stories, but something has changed. The creatures are rising.
One dark night, James is saved from a wraith by Anna, a slave girl. She knows what is stealing the children of Gedeon and she wants his help to stop it. James must choose whether to go back to his ordinary life or follow her to the home of the Brotherhood where he will learn how to hunt the creatures that plague the kingdom.
This wonderful collection contains four favourite Rainbow Magic stories, Ruby the Red Fairy and Kylie the Carnival Fairy (three stories in one special), which now feature beautiful colour illustrations. There are also profiles of favourite Rainbow Magic characters, and fun fact and quiz pages.
Contains a book and story CD edition of the wartime tale from the 2003-2005 Children's Laureate. Set against the backdrop of war-Torn Europe, this work explores the power of stories to transform lives. The CD contains a story reading by Michael Morpurgo, music and sound effects.
When he was outcast, Torak was the hunted one. The following spring, he becomes the hunter when he swears to avenge the killing of one of his closest friends. To fulfil his oath he must brave the hidden valleys of the Deep Forest, where the clans have reverted to the savagery of an earlier time. Here, Torak finally learns why he is the Sprit Walker and discovers the true cost of revenge.
If everything was taken from you, what would you do to get it back?
Agatha patrols the sea wall with pride, despite those in her clan who question her right to be there, because of the condition she was born with.
Jaime is a reluctant Angler, full of self-doubt and afraid of the sea.
When disaster strikes, the pair must embark on a terrifying journey to a land where forgotten magic and dark secrets lurk in every shadow...
Thrilling and dark, yet rich with humour and compassion, this novel marks the debut of a wonderful new voice in fantasy and a welcome new kind of protagonist – perfect for fans of The Girl of Ink and Stars, Garth Nix and Michelle Paver.
NOMINATED FOR THE 2021 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE
As featured on BBC Radio 2 on Jo Whiley's Storytime.
""A thrilling, strange and brutally involving debut."" Guardian
""A story fantasy-loving young readers may not even know they’ve been waiting for."" New York Times
""An exciting new fantasy series set in an ancient mythical Scotland laced with dark magic."" The Times
""A wild, thrilling and sometimes dark fantasy adventure."" The Week Junior
""A gripping, brutal adventure that completely swept me away."" Emma Carroll
""A thrilling adventure in a beautifully imagined world. I defy you not to want to follow Agatha to the end of the known world."" Frank Cottrell-Boyce
""A brave new voice in fantasy fiction."" Sally Green, author of Half Bad
""I could hardly turn the pages fast enough."" Holly Jackson, author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
""Darkly beautiful, original and brimming with hope and compassion."" Kesia Lupo, author of We Are Blood And Thunder
""A sublimely plotted, windswept adventure."" Cerrie Burnell, Children's TV Presenter and author of The Girl with the Shark's Teeth
""This book is a triumph."" Katya Balen, author of The Space We’re In
“One of the freshest, most exciting fantasies I've ever read.” Sarah Ann Juckes, author of Outside
“A proper barnstormer ... This book is a charismatic charmer.” SFX
""A page-turner of a book, packing a real punch with its high-level suspense."" BookTrust
""Rich in atmosphere while dripping with grisly violence ... A fresh and exciting debut."" Kirkus
“The chill barren setting of Scotia provides rich terrain for an unsettling wildness.” The Irish Times
A young girl becomes a pawn in a bigger political game when her uncanny -- and dangerous -- ability to shift pain between people turns out to be the only weapon she has to save her sister. Fifteen-year-old Nya is one of Geveg's many orphans; she survives on odd jobs and optimism, finding both in short supply in a city crippled by a failed war for independence. Then a bungled egg theft, a stupid act of compassion, and two eyewitnesses unable to keep their mouths shut exposes her secret to the two most powerful groups in the city: the pain merchants and the Healer's League. They discover Nya is a Taker, a healer who can pull pain and injury from others. Trouble is, unlike her sister Tali and the other normal Takers who become league apprentices, she can't dump that pain into pynvium, the enchanted metal used to store it. All she can do is shift it from person to person, a useless skill that's kept her out of the league and has never once paid for her breakfast. When a ferry accident floods the city with injured, the already overwhelmed Takers start disappearing from the Healer's League and Nya's talent is suddenly in demand.
But her principles and endurance are tested to the limit when her talent turns out to be the only thing that can save her sister's life.
A spellbinding magical adventure. Master storyteller Helen Dunmore writes the story of Sapphire and her brother Conor, and their discovery of Ingo, a powerful and exciting world under the sea. You'll find the mermaid of Zennor inside Zennor church. She fell in love with a human, but she was a Mer creature and so she couldn't come to live with him up in the dry air. She swam up the stream to hear him sing, then one day he swam down it and was never seen again. He became one of the Mer people! Sapphire's father told her that story when she was little. When he is lost at sea she can't help but think of that old myth; she's convinced he's still alive. The following summer her brother Conor keeps disappearing for hours on end. She goes to the cove to find him, but instead meets Faro, an enigmatic and intriguing Merman. He takes her to Ingo and introduces her to a world she never knew existed. She must let go of all her Air thoughts and embrace the sea and all things Mer. After her first visit she is entranced - merely the sound of running water makes her yearn to be in Ingo once more. Ingo blood runs strongly in Sapphy and Conor fears she will leave the Air world for good.
He pleads with her to ignore her craving for the sea and stay safely in their cottage up on the cliff. But not only is Sapphy intoxicated by the Mer world, she longs to see her father once more. And she's sure she can hear him singing across the water! ""I wish I was away in Ingo Far across the briny sea!""
Classic magic and mystery from one of Britain’s best-loved authors of fantasy adventure. Perfect for fans of Harry Potter, Eva Ibbotson, Cornelia Funke’s Inkheart and Shane Hegarty’s Darkmouth.
An Academy for magic and special talents. A destiny unfulfilled. A secret legacy.
The eighth and final instalment of the international best-selling series from Jenny Nimmo starring Charlie Bone.
The Bloors are gathering their evil forces – thieves, poisoners, kidnappers, swindlers and even murderers from Piminy Street. And Lord Grimwald, Dagbert’s father, is enlisted to drown Charlie’s father and mother on their second honeymoon using his magical Sea Globe. It looks like Charlie’s only hope might be the mysterious Red Knight. But who is he? And can he help Charlie defeat the Bloors once and for all?
Have you collected all of the Charlie Bone series?
Midnight for Charlie Bone
Charlie Bone and the Time Twister
Charlie Bone and the Blue Boa
Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors
Charlie Bone and the Hidden King
Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf
Charlie Bone and the Shadow of Badlock
Charlie Bone and the Red Knight
Also look out for The Snow Spider trilogy.
`Dark, funny, crackling with magic’ – author Artemis Cooper on Midnight for Charlie Bone
`A fast moving, dialogue driven romp with plenty of cliff-hangers for those first hooked into reading by Harry Potter’ – Bookseller on Midnight for Charlie Bone
Jenny Nimmo is the acclaimed author of the Charlie Bone series. She has won several significant awards for her children’s fiction, including the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and the Tir na n-Og Welsh Arts Council award for The Snow Spider. She lives in Wales with her husband, David.
