"My name is Abagail Stone, and I always wished I could be a Dragon Rider and often dreamed of serving the kingdom."
When a rare dragon egg was stolen from the sacred Cave of Noelle, the dragons' immense power vanished along with the hope of a mass dragon army. And over the past few years, the amount of Dragon Riders has fallen. Few men have been chosen to mount the fierce yet magni
No.2 National Bestseller (run-up Christmas 2017) – Jarrold
The boathouse had been built by an Edwardian aristocrat - from a single cedar of Lebanon - as a retreat, maybe even a cage, for his glamorous American bride. But in 2008, just weeks after moving into this dream home, Bertie starts to feel uneasy about living inside someone el
Jump, Rocky, Jump tells the remarkable story of Britain's most famous stuntman, Rocky Taylor, who fell into stunt work and landed on his feet.
Whether downstairs or up gantries, burning like stubble or as a stunt double for Hollywood royalty, Rocky Taylor has been falling ever since.
But he hits the ground running every time, screen-punching f
Hatteme is a magical world before our world, but one which is under threat by evil enemies. Miracle twins are born, as has been foretold. When they reach the age of eleven, they set out on their quest to overcome the powerful creatures in the underworld.
Will they succeed in being the saviours of Hatteme?
Connor Jackson lives a quiet life in Lower Molehampton. He lives in the house he was born and brought up in and, apart from his secretive job as a civil servant, he pretty much lives an ordinary life.
That is until one morning, when Connor is woken up by something, so he decides to investigate. He notices a massive molehill in the middle of his back garden; molehills have always been a feature in Lower Mole
Having moved to London from Durham with his mum, Lenny finds his new environment somewhat scary and daunting. Matters are seemingly made worse when he spots the rather fierce-looking elderly neighbour, Mrs Portman, glaring at him from behind her dirty windows. Telling his mum, she is inspired to start a cleaning company and Lenny is persuaded to help his mum sort out the rubbish in Mrs Portman's pantry. There,
Chloe is not happy. Why must she be carted off to spend two weeks of her precious vacation in an ancient house with her grandmother Crystal, when there are so many fun things she could be doing with her friends?
She is forbidden to go up in the attic - but so what? Chloe is going up there whatever her grandma says.
Among the ancient treasures in the attic, Chlo
There are no fish, in the future. We killed them.
But it's not just the ghosts of the shoals making artist Cally Dune unhappy.
Her husband has gone. Vanished, after being called up for the President's new ‘Training Scheme'.
"No body ever comes back the same." Worried whispers drift through the pubs, gatheri
