The sixth book in the comic fantasy series Tales from the Five Kingdoms – in which the borders are broken and the Five Kingdoms changed for ever.
The Web of Power which keeps the Five Kingdoms safe from evil is under threat. Foyce is determined to destroy it so she can take a terrible revenge on her step-sister, Gracie Gillypot. Meanwhile the five Royal Families are in turmoil. Queen Bluebell is fed up with her tedious grandson, Vincent; Prince Tertius is suffering from the endless nagging of his new wife, Princess Fedora – and on top of everything else there’s a big tournament coming up. Things come to a head when Gubble the troll crashes into King Frank's study, and he and Gracie are thrown into a dungeon. A band of fearsome werewolves are gathering in the forests, and Foyce is among them. Will Gracie, Marcus and a handful of bats be able to save the kingdoms from total disaster?
The Riddler has escaped! Now it’s up to Batman and Robin to track him down. But following the Prince of Puzzle’s clever clues leads the Dynamic Duo into the belly of a beast. Can they break free from their dino death trap before it’s too late? Or will the Riddler snatch victory from the jaws of their defeat?
An extraordinary novel for anyone who's ever been curious from award-winning author Christopher Edge.
""A writer of genuine originality"" - Guardian
""Proves the theory that novels about science can be enormous fun. Give the man his own element on the periodic table of children's authors"" - The Times, Children's Book of the Week
When Albie's mum dies, it's natural he should wonder where she's gone. His parents are both scientists and they usually have all the answers. Dad mutters something about Albie's mum being alive and with them in a parallel universe.
So Albie finds a box, his mum's computer and a rotting banana, and sends himself through time and space to find her...
""A book with a big brain, big laughs and a big, big heart."" - Frank Cottrell-Boyce
""I have one complaint about this book. I wanted it to be longer"" - Samira Ahmed
Check out these other brilliant books from Christopher Edge:
Black Hole Cinema Club
Escape Room
Twelve Minutes to Midnight
The Jamie Drake Equation
When eleven-year-old Gwen ventures into the forest beyond her castle home she comes across the magical island of Avalon and her life changes forever. The lady of the lake, Nineve, asks Gwen to embark on a quest to protect the enchanted island of Avalon from the evil sorceress Morgana Le Fay.
Morgana has imprisoned the eight Spell Sisters of Avalon throughout the kingdom and stolen their magical powers. It's up to Gwen, her best friend Flora and a very special horse named Moonlight to find the sisters and return them to Avalon before its magic is lost forever.
In their fifth adventure Gwen and Flora face stormy seas and dangerous cliff-climbs to save Grace the Sea Sister from Morgana's spell.
The sixth in the series of the classic fantasy tales – The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete and unabridged.
Drawn back to Narnia, Eustace Scrubb and his new friend Jill Pole are sent to rescue a captive prince. In a world where evil weaves a spell, Giants and Marsh-wiggles can be friend or foe, but the stakes are raised when they reach Underland and come face-to-face with a notorious and terrifying opponent.
On 9 December 2005, Andrew (Shrek) Adamson’s live-action film adaptation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will be released by Disney, and it is already being hailed as the biggest film franchise of all time, guaranteed to appeal to adults and children across the globe. The second film is already in development.
Join Rosa, Melody, Jasmine, Sula and Coral in their magical mystery underwater adventures! A concert for King Neptune, a kind and radiant princess and a long-forgotten singing shell. There's a mystery to be solved - and the young mermaid detectives are on the case!
This New York Times bestseller and Newbery-Honor-winning fantasy novel is a compelling, warm and witty story of would-be princesses and one small but determined girl's destiny in the face of powerful social conventions.
Fourteen-year-old Miri lives in a poor mountain village which survives by quarrying stone. Then comes a surprise announcement that the prince of the country is to choose his bride from among the village girls. So all the eligible girls are taken to an academy to prepare for potential life as a princess.
But Miri soon finds herself at odds with the strict tutor and begins to feel less sure about being chosen as the princess, especially as her feelings for her childhood friend Peder start to grow. Instead she quickly becomes fascinated by what she learns about the world around her and begins to form her own plans about how to improve her lot and that of her village.
Miri is a wonderfully inspiring heroine whose adventures will keep readers hooked from start to finish.
Demon, Official Stableboy to the Gods, faces his toughest challenge yet . . . a very farty dragon!
Fresh from his underwater adventures in Poseidon's realm, Demon was looking forward to returning to the Stables of the Gods and catching up with Arnie the Griffin, Doris the Hydra and the other magical beasts. But there's no such thing as an ordinary day up on Olympus. There's the small problem of a runaway princess hiding out in the stables with her poison-spitting flying dragons. And Ares is on the warpath - his Golden Fleece has been stolen from the poorly Colchian Dragon who was supposed to be guarding it. Demon's charged with curing the beast but it's got rather an embarrassing ailment and soon the stables are so stinky the other beasts are overcome by fumes from the windy dragon's bottom. How will Demon clean up THIS mess?
'Zack's not scared of anything. But everyone's scared of him.'
Rose wishes Zack wasn't such a big bully. He's always teasing her at school. Luckily for Rose, her Uncle Vinnie has a wizard trick or two up his sleeve - maybe he can conjure up a magic solution to her problem?
Soon, with a little help from Uncle Vinnie and the classroom pet rat, Rose is ready to teach Zack a lesson he'll never forget . . .
A comical and thought-provoking story by an award-winning author.
Illustrated by Sue Heap, winner of the Smarties Prize Gold Award.
