Том Бекер0.0 A bone-chilling thriller about the Darkside of London, where vampires and werewolves stalk the streets and evil lurks....
Jonathan Starling's home has been attacked, his dad is in an asylum, he's running for his life, and there's nowhere to hide. Jonathan has stumbled upon London's greatest secret: Darkside. Incredibly dangerous and unimaginably exciting, Darkside is the creepiest place Jonathan has ever seen. It's a world of nightmares and secrets, where fear and evil rule, and Jonathan has to find a way out....
Фиона Э. Хиггинс3.9 Новый шедевр английской готической литературы!
Самый громкий дебют со времени выхода "Тринадцатой сказки" Дианы Сеттерфилд.
Семейные тайны и зловещие предсказания, оригинальные персонажи и мелодраматические повороты сюжета - все с избытком присутствует в этой увлекательной и по-настоящему английской книге. Если Диана Сеттерфилд в своей "Тринадцатой сказке" напоминала читателю о романах сестер Бронте, то Ф.Э.Хиггинс погружает нас в таинственную атмосферу историй Диккенса и Оскара Уайльда. Ладлоу Хоркинс, коварно преданный собственными родителями (повествование, как когда-то в "Острове сокровищ" Стивенсона, идет в основном от лица юного героя), попадает в маленький и очень странный городок, где почти каждому жителю есть что скрывать, где торговка книгами готова на убийство ради бесценного экземпляра, где ростовщик берет в заклад людские тайны. Какие секреты таит в себе "Черная книга секретов", ради которой люди готовы на все? Это и предстоит узнать нашему герою в этом увлекательном романе-загадке.
Линн Бриттни0.0 The Spymaster General has formed an intelligence network to ensure that England remains the mightiest super-power. He is always looking for brilliant new agents, and Nathan Fox has just caught his eye ...
Nathan is a gifted actor in the same company as thespian and fledgling playwright, Will Shakespeare. Of gypsy descent, Nathan is a skilled acrobat and horseman, and picks up accents and languages easily. When the Spymaster General sends one of his top agents, John Pearce, to recruit him, Nathan accepts with delight. He leaves the theatre and is sent to Master Robey's School of Defence to learn the skills that will keep him alive - swordplay, dagger-throwing and streetfighting, as well as codebreaking and intelligence gathering.
Now set for his first assignment, Nathan partners Pearce and they travel to Venice to secure an alliance against the dreaded Spaniards. On their arrival, Nathan and John - posing as servant and master - are brought into contact with the great General Othello. As their mission goes awry, the partners become embroiled in the events surrounding the explosive, tragic love affair between Othello and a young noblewoman, Desdemona. Nathan is leading a dangerous life of the highest drama - but will he survive to tell Will Shakespeare the details of his adventure?
Майкл Брод0.0 Part of a four-book series, this book features three adventures written in Jake's own notebooks. Here, Jake meets a werewolf, a monster and a real-life mummy. It is intended for boys and girls of 7+ years of age.
Филип Кэвени0.0 Sebastian Darke; his snarky buffalope, Max; and fierce fighter Cornelius are off on another hair-raising quest after being hired by a rich merchant to seek out the legendary lost city of Mendip. Not only must they find it, they must bring back valuable proof of its existence. Sebastian doubts theyâ€ll reach their destination after trudging through miles of jungle filled with warrior beasts and terrifying tribes. But then he meets the beautiful Keera, whose people believe heâ€s the Chosen One sent to free their tribe from their brutal enemy. Little do they know that Sebastian is definitely not the hero type. He just wants to bring back valuable proof of the lost city. But will the price they must pay outweigh the rewards?
After Shell's mother dies, her obsessively religious father descends into alcoholic mourning and Shell is left to care for her younger brother and sister. Her only release from the harshness of everyday life comes from her budding spiritual friendship with a naive young priest, and most importantly, her developing relationship with childhood friend, Declan, who is charming, eloquent, and persuasive. But when Declan suddenly leaves Ireland to seek his fortune in America, Shell finds herself pregnant and the center of a scandal that rocks the small community in which she lives, with repercussions across the whole country. The lives of those immediately around her will never be the same again.
This is a story of love and loss, religious belief and spirituality—it will move the hearts of any who read it.
Гэрет П. Джонс4.3 When Dirk Dilly gets a call from Holly asking him to help her find her missing cat, he thinks that the case will be very tedious. However, soon he and the intrepid Holly are engaged in a life or death struggle in which the missing cats play only a small part. This is a case that will seriously test Dilly's detective skills as he finds himself up against some very dangerous foes!
Том Келли0.0 Ten-year-old Danny knows he's going somewhere, but he just doesn't know where. On his way he . . .
. . . flattens a stuffed otter (with a three-holed brick)
. . . messes with a dog called The Beast (who bites kids' willies off)
and feeds biscuits to blue Louis (who puts the 'poo' into poodle).
But however far or fast he goes, Danny can't outrun the memories that have chased him ever since his identical twin brother died. Where can Danny hide when every day his own face reminds him of Finn? And where can Danny go when everywhere the shadows of his past stretch to forever?
The poignant story of a bereaved boy who embarks on an emotional journey - and ultimately finds his way home.
