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Jango by William Nicholson cover

Jango

Seeker, Morning Star and the Wildman are all learning how to serve the All and Only and be Noble Warriors. But soon a time will come when they have to decide whether they wish to continue serving the Nomana. Soon, an unstoppable force shall sweep across Radiance, and shall endanger event the strongest: the Nomana. … Continue reading

Scarlett Dedd by Cathy Brett cover

Scarlett Dedd

It was a bit of an accident really, dying. She hadn’t planned it at all, it just sort of… happened. It all started when Scarlett picked some mushrooms and decided to make a nice, mushroomy dinner. In fact, it all ended with that too; it killed her. Now she’s a ghost, haunting her house, trying … Continue reading

Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson cover

Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports

Evil scientists have a new plan for Planet Earth. Due to the unsustainability of keeping 6 billion people fed, healthy and with a space to live, the By-Half plan has been created. Basically, these evil scientists want to kill half the world’s population and let only those survive who are useful to the planet. But … Continue reading

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan cover

The Lost Hero

Percy Jackson has disappeared. All of Camp-Half Blood are looking for him, their Lost Hero. Annabeth is searching far and wide, and when Rachel, the Oracle, tells her she will find what she seeks in the Grand Canyon, she expects to find Percy. Instead, she finds three demigods- Jason, Piper and Leo. But these aren’t … Continue reading

The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh cover

The Crowfield Curse

The year is 1347, and William has made an unexpected friend. Discovering a lone hob (a talking fox-come-squirrel type animal) injured in the woods, he starts to uncover the secret of the angel that was slauughtered by a mythical fay in the woods 100 years ago. When two rich strangers arrive, things get even more … Continue reading

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy cover

Skulduggery Pleasant

You might think that being dead and alive is impossible. Well, not for our mischievous Mr. Skulduggery Pleasant, it isn’t. This detective is one un-killable man- because he’s already dead. Oh yes, meet the world’s first living skeleton. He’s also a powerful magician, just incase you thought that a living, talking, walking skeleton wasn’t enough. … Continue reading

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver cover

Dark Matter

It’s January 1937, and London is on the brink of a new world war. Life for Jack Miller is not going good; he has no family, no friends and lives in a grimy part of London. How could he say no when he’s offered a chance to join an expedition to the Arctic Circle, away … Continue reading

King of the Murgos UK Cover

King of the Murgos (Mallorean #2)

So, onto book two of The Malloreon! As is the usual with these books, King of the Murgos start pretty much exactly where we left off. After receiving a cryptic message from the Seeress Cyradis about the location of his recently abducted son and involving the final meeting of the Child of Dark and the … Continue reading

Blade of Fire by Stuart Hill cover

Blade of Fire

Twenty years have passed since Thirrin and her allies managed to defeat the huge army of Scipio Bellorum. Bellorum is getting old, but he still hasn’t lost any of his arrogance, and he’s coming to try and conquer the allied forces for a second time. This time, he has a weapon that will be able … Continue reading

Shadow Wave by Robert Muchamore cover

Shadow Wave

It’s James Adams last mission. At seventeen, he’s ready to leave the child-spy operation and make a life of his own, albeit with a lot of financial support from CHERUB. James doesn’t want to leave quietly. He wants to leave with style. When ex-agent Kyle returns with dangerous plans of his own, James is all … Continue reading

I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore cover

I Am Number Four

When all hope was lost, nine were sent from Lorien. Nine. Nine were hunted. Three were killed. Now there are six, all gifted with extraordinary abilities, like running. Running from their killers. They must stay alive, their race depends on it. It is up to them and their guardians to re-establish them selves on Lorien, … Continue reading

Maximum Ride: School's Out Forever by James Patterson cover

Maximum Ride: School’s Out Forever

Finally, Max and the Flock are settling down, leaving reasonably normal lives. It’s been the longest time they haven’t had to run since Angel was abducted, and the peace and quiet is being enjoyed by everyone. Only Max doesn’t quite trust it, and with good reason. Why would all Eraser attacks suddenly stop? Unfortunately, it’s … Continue reading

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson cover

Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment

Maximum Ride is not your normal 14 year old girl. Apart from the fact that she and the rest of the ‘Flock’ have wings and other superhuman-abilities, they also live on their own and survive attacks by other mutant creatures: Erasers, who just like the Flock, were reared in animal cages in a lab. And … Continue reading

The Children of the Lost by David Whitley cover

The Children of the Lost

Outcast from Agora, Mark and Lily must find their own way through the troubled forest that is haunted by the Nightmare. But when they are adopted by an odd village that teaches them to suppress their selfish desires, they realise that it isn’t all it’s made out to be… The Children of the Lost is … Continue reading

The Midnight Charter by David Whitley cover

The Midnight Charter

In a world where everything is bought and living is hard, Mark has been sold by his father to a Doctor who may be able to cure him of the Plague. But on his 12th birthday, Mark must choose how he wants to live. Taking a very different path from his friend Lily, he unknowingly … Continue reading

The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer cover

The Supernaturalist

Cosmo Hill is an orphaned 14 year old boy with high hopes of escaping his cruel orphanage. When he finds a way of escaping he immediately grabs it, only to find that he’s got a lot more than he bargained for. His new life is about to begin, but very differently to what he expected… … Continue reading