Did you know that there are Aliens living among us? You might have seen them around - they've got fur, whiskers, and a fondess for mice ...That's right, cats: a whole army of mean old moggies hell-bent on world domination. But don't worry; Earth's not going to give up without a fight. This little blue planet happens to have the best interplanetary canine defense force in the universe! In this second action-packed adventure, the evil empress Lady Fluffkins launches a fleet of deadly flying saucers from Mars, and it's up to the courageous Spacemutts to save the day. Scamp, the newest recruit, becomes a hero as he defeats the Martian Moggies with a Cat Litter Cannon.
Full of magic and danger, Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the breathtaking sequel to Tomi Adeyemi's ground-breaking, bestselling West African-inspired fantasy Children of Blood and Bone, soon to be a major movie starring Wicked's Cynthia Erivo.
After battling the impossible, Zélie and Amari have finally succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha. But the ritual was more powerful than they could've imagined, reigniting the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too.
Now, Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But with civil war looming on the horizon, Zélie finds herself at a breaking point: she must discover a way to bring the kingdom together or watch as Orïsha tears itself apart . . .
Continue the mythical magic with the last in the Legacy of Orïsha trilogy, Children of Anguish and Anarchy.
'Black Panther with magic' – Irish Independent
'Black Girl Magic indeed! . . . it storms the boundaries of imagination' – New York Times, on Children of Blood and Bone
Readers are loving the Legacy of Orïsha series:
'10/10! No notes'
'Worldbuilding flawlessness'
'The world, the characters, the magic . . . everything was so rich and real'
When the future is unclear, who holds the key to destiny? Sequel to the spellbinding, award-winning fantasy adventure, SABRIEL.
Lirael has never felt like a true daughter of the Clayr. Abandoned by her mother and ignorant of her father’s identity, Lirael resembles no one else in her large, extended family living in the Clayr’s Glacier. She doesn’t even have the Sight – the ability to See into the present and possible futures – that is the very birthright of the Clayr.
Nonetheless, it is Lirael in whose hands the fate of the Old Kingdom lies. she must undertake a desperate mission under the growing shadow of an ancient evil – one that opposes the Royal Family, blocks the Sight of the Clayr, and threatens to break the very boundary between Life and Death itself. With only her faithful companion, the Disreputable Dog, to help her, Lirael must find the courage to seek her own hidden destiny.
Garth Nix draws readers deeper into the magical landscape of the Old Kingdom and weaves a spellbinding tale of discovery, destiny and danger.
This is a BBC Radio 4 full cast dramatisation of the sixth adventure in C. S. Lewis's classic ""Narnia"" series. King Caspian has grown old and sad in the ten years since the disappearance of his only son. With time running out, Jill and Eustace embark on a perilous quest to find the Prince and bring back tranquility to the magical land of Narnia. Journeying to the wild lands of the North, the friends and their companion Puddleglum go through some hair raising adventures. There are mighty storms to battle and a terrifying encounter with a race of giants who like nothing better than a tasty snack - of human children! Searching deep underground in the grim land of the Earthmen, they finally encounter the wicked Green lady whose evil plan is to overthrow King Caspian and become Queen of Narnia. can they stop her? Following the thrills of the Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media film, let the fun and excitement continue with this all-encompassing drama that will unfold on an even bigger screen - the one of your imagination. This hair-raising adventure of heroes battling the forces of darkness will carry you away into the enchanted world of Narnia.
Simultaneous publication with the 5th title in the best-selling classic ""Worst Witch"" series, now also into a new TV series on CITV. This work is is written by Jill Murphy, and Read by Miriam Margolyes. It's the start of a new term at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches and Mildred Hubble is determined not to be the worst witch this year. Everything starts so well. Mildred's class has a new form teacher - no more Miss Hardbroom for Mildred and her friends! But then the new teacher, Miss Granite, starts acting fishy; Mildred has a very bad hair day when a hair growth spell goes wrong and she has to put up with know-it-all Ethel Hallow being 'helpful'. Top top it all, her beloved cat Tabby is having a nervous breakdown and refuses to fly! 'Wonderfully zany' - ""Daily Telegraph"". 'Witty and original' - ""Books for Keeps"".
A thrilling magical mystery set in a re-imagined Renaissance Venice
Twelve-year-old Bianca feels like the luckiest girl in Venice. She's apprenticed to the most famous painter in the world - Annunzio di Lombardi - and she's learning all the tricks of the trade in the most glamorous and powerful place in the city: the Duchess's Palace. But one night disaster strikes. Bianca's beloved Lombardi is given a poisoned cup of wine at a party, and collapses - but not before giving Bianca a magical paintbrush, which allows her to travel through hidden doorways throughout the city. Bianca will have to use all of her pluck, courage and cunning to find out who tried to hurt her master - and to discover what is wrong with the Duchess, who is behaving very strangely indeed...
THE LAST APPRENTICE is a delightful and exciting mystery perfect for middle-grade readers looking for feisty heroines, sinister baddies and a good dash of magic and suspense.
Hidden under a small suburban town, the Inventory is a collection
of the most incredible technology the world is NOT ready for. In
this sequel to Iron Fist, much of the Inventory's technology has
fallen into the wrong hands - including Newton's Arrow, a powerful
weapon that can manipulate gravity. It's up to Dev and his friends
to get it back, and they follow the weapon's trail around the
world. Along the way they learn the terrible truth about Newton's
Arrow's capabilities ... as well as disturbing details about Dev's
origins.
NEW EDITION Yul stands at the threshold between life and death. Poisoned at the festival of the dead, his life now hangs by a thread. More than his own will to survive, it's his fellow Stonewylders who must save him. But will they, when Magus has done so much to undermine Yul and turn the people against him? Yet there are cracks in Magus' following. When he confesses a secret that shocks the community, the Stonewylde folk begin to understand his true nature. Magus' spiral into obsession and darkness continues, his kindness and charm now vanished. The cruelty that lies beneath is becoming clear ...as is the deadly web of deceit and betrayal in which Yul and Sylvie are trapped. The Winter Solstice approaches and Yul and Sylvie refuse to give up hope. But Sylvie is unaware of Magus' real plans for her and she's horrified when he finally shows his hand. Can this really be why she was brought to Stonewylde? As the final conflict draws near, how can she avoid Magus' trap? Yul will need all his strength, and all his supporters, if he is to make a stand and put an end to what Magus has started.
As the darkness draws in around them, the wise woman on the hill makes a chilling prophecy. There is no escape and no compromise when death comes knocking: five will die at Stonewylde. The only question is who ...
An ancient Incan prophecy leads the Gaunt twins deep into the heart of the Amazon, in search of a cursed portal that has remained hidden for centuries. Along the way, they come across their old friend Dybbuk, but it's not a happy reunion. Dybbuk has lost all his djinn powers and is desperate to get them back - even if it means destroying the world. Can John and Philippa stop him before it's too late?
Jordan feels like she's going insane. Not only is she having frightening visions of things that haven't happened yet, but she's being tracked by an enemy who can paralyse her at the touch of a button. And now her family is desperate to leave Phoenix. But she knows that if they do, they'll die. As if all that's not enough, something weird is happening to the people of Phoenix...The clock is still ticking. There are 63 days until the end of the world.
