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FORTHCOMING TITLES FOR 2010

The Cat Kin by Nick Green

Paperback
ISBN:978-1905537-16-7
£6.99
Ages 9+
May 2010

When the mysterious Mrs Powell introduces Ben and Tiffany to the lost Egyptian art of Pashki, the children are full of questions: who is she? What does she want? And why are they suddenly able to see in the dark? As their extraordinary new powers take over their lives Ben and Tiffany realise that, when faced with absolute evil, nine lives might not be enough.
Full of twists and sharp wit, Nick Green’s breakneck thriller is compulsive reading.

Dead Boy Talking by Linda Strachan

Paperback
ISBN: 978 1905537-20-4
£6.99
Teenage
June 2010

Josh has twenty five minutes left to live.
Yesterday he stabbed his best mate and now it’s happened to him. Lying alone in a pool of blood Josh hasn’t much time to think, but there are things he can’t get out of his head.
Where is his girlfriend, Skye? What happened to his missing brother? And how did he get involved with the gang? As his life slips away the events of the last twenty four hours start to look very different…

DarkIsle 2: Resurrection
The eagerly awaited sequel to the winner of the 2008 Royal Mail Book of the Year for ages 8-11.

Paperback
ISBN: 978-1905537-18-1
£6.99
Ages 9+
July 2010

Two months after she saved The Eye of Lornish, Morag is adjusting
to life in the secret northern kingdom of Marnoch Mor. But dark
dreams are troubling her and a spate of unexplained events prove that even
with the protection of her friends Shona the dragon, Bertie the dodo and Aldiss
the rat, Morag is still not safe from harm…

Firebrand by Gillian Philip
Book One in the Rebel Angels Series

Paperback
ISBN: 978-1905537-19-8
£7.99
Young Adult
August 2010

Seth MacGregor is the half-feral, bastard son of a Sidhe nobleman. It’s
the last decade of the sixteenth century: a time of religious wars and witch-hunts
in the full- mortal world. But the Sidhe are at peace - until their queen, Kate McNiven,
determines to destroy the protecting veil.
When his father Griogair is assassinated, and Seth is exiled with his brother Conal
to the full-mortal world, they vow not only to survive, but to return to reclaim their
fortress and save the veil.
But even its powers can’t protect the brothers when the witch-hunts begin…

Lee on the Dark Side of the Moon by Keith A Charters

Paperback
ISBN: 978-1905537-13-6
£6.99
Ages 9+
August 2010

Lee has won the chance to be The First Child In Space. It’s amazing what
you can win these days by filling in a form on the back of a cereal packet!
Under the command of Captain Slogg, and with Sports Bob at the controls, Lee blasts
off for the Moon on the trip of a lifetime. However, he and his fellow astronauts
are not the only ones with their eyes on the big lump of cheese in the sky.
When disaster strikes, Lee faces the most important challenge of his life; crossing
to the dark side of the Moon in an attempt to save the lives of others.
If Lee succeeds he may return to Earth a hero. If he fails, he may not return at all.

Featured Titles

The Comet's Child
by John Ward

Is Fin the Comet's Child of the ancient prophecy? To learn the truth, he must travel far from home and all that is safe...

Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-905537-12-9
£7.99
August 11th 2009
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The Comet's Child

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Bree McCready and the Half Heart Locket by Hazel Allan

Twelve year old Bree McCready has a mission: she has just one night to save the world!

Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-905537-11-2
£6.99
August 11th 2009
Read more about Bree McCready
and the Half Heart Locket

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Jessica Haggerthwaite: Witch Dispatcher by Emma Barnes

Jessica's mother is becoming a professional witch! Not if Jessica has anything to do with it...

Paperback
ISBN: 978-1-905537-10-5
£5.99
June 30th 2009
Read more about Jessica Haggerthwaite: Witch Dispatcher
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