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A guy who howls. A girl on a mission to forget. In the suburb of Shyness, where the sun doesn't rise and the border crackles with a strange energy, Wolfboy meets a stranger at the Diabetic Hotel. She tells him her name is Wildgirl, and she dares him to be her guide through the endless night. But then they are mugged by the sugar-crazed Kidds. And what plays out is moving, reckless...dangerous. There are things that can only be said in the dark. And one long night is time enough to change your life.

It's time for eighteen-year-old James Sveck to begin his freshman year at Brown. Instead, he's surfing the real-estate listings, searching for a sanctuary - a nice farmhouse in Kansas, perhaps. Although James lives in twenty first-century Manhattan, he's more at home in the faraway worlds of Eric Rohmer or Anthony Trollope - or his favourite writer, the obscure and tragic Denton Welch. James's sense of dislocation is exacerbated by his wilfully self-absorbed parents, a disdainful sister, his cryptic shrink, and an increasingly ... read more

The Sandhurst Legend of Sport is on again and the competition is hot. Surfing, cricket, tennis, football, soccer, basketball, athletics and swimming. Read the series and see who can take the heat. Tennis. The third round of the Legends Series is under way. Can Mitchell Grady keep pace with Travis Fisk? And what about Jack and Bryce? It's one thing to play your enemies and win, but how does it feel to beat your friends? It's not all fair play when the stakes are high. Who will be this year's Legend of Tennis?

It seems that (un)life is going pretty well for Zoey Redbird. She's settled in at the House of Night finishing school and is coming to terms with the vast powers the vampyre goddess, Nyx, has given her. She even has a boyfriend...or two. Best of all, Zoey finally feels she has found somewhere she belongs. Then the unthinkable happens. Human teenagers are being killed, and all the evidence points to the vampires at Zoey's school. While danger stalks the humans from Zoey's past life, she begins to realise that the very powers that ma... read more

The third book in the New York Times bestselling vampire romance series that has developed a cult following among teens. Readers captivated by TWILIGHT and NEW MOON will eagerly devour ECLIPSE, the much anticipated third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendsh... read more

: Twilight tempted the imagination ...New Moon made readers thirsty for more ...Eclipse turned the saga into a worldwide phenomenon ...And now - the book that everyone has been waiting for ...Breaking Dawn. In the much anticipated fourth book in Stephenie Meyer's love story, questions will be answered and the fate of Bella and Edward will be revealed. First published 2008.

When sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird gets Marked as a fledgling vampire she must join the House of Night school where she will train to become an adult vampire. That is, if she makes it through the Change. But Zoe is no ordinary fledgling. She has been chosen as special by the Goddess Nyx and discovers her amazing new power to conjure the elements: earth, air, fire, water and spirit. When Zoey discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's most elite group, is misusing her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look within he... read more

An electrifying debut novel of a young woman's love for a vampire. In spite of her awkward manner and low expectations, she finds that her new classmates are drawn to this pale, dark-haired new girl in town. But not, it seems, the Cullen family. These five adopted brothers and sisters obviously prefer their own company and will make no exception for Bella. Bella is convinced that Edward Cullen in particular hates her, but she feels a strange attraction to him, although his hostility makes her feel almost physically ill. He seems... read more

Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of the extraordinary events of Inkheart, and the story whose characters strode out of the pages and changed her life forever. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater created from words, the need to return to the original tale has become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the magical ability to read him back into the story, Dustfinger leaves behind his young apprentice Farid and plunges back into the Inkworld of his past. Distraught, Farid goes in sear... read more

Meggie loves books. So does her father, Mo, a bookbinder, although he has never read aloud to her since her mother mysteriously disappeared. They live quietly until the night a stranger knocks at their door. He has come with a warning that forces Mo to revea an extraordinary secret - a storytelling secret that will change their lives for ever.

I stuck my finger under the edge of the paper and jerked it under the tape. 'Shoot,' I muttered when the paper sliced my finger. A single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut. It all happened very quickly then. 'No!' Edward roared ...Dazed and disorientated, I looked up from the bright red blood pulsing out of my arm - and into the fevered eyes of the six suddenly ravenous vampires. For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is more dangerous than Bella ever... read more

College boy Jack finds himself trapped in a world where all of mankind's myths, legends and fairytales are real. Frighteningly real. In lands populated by Boggarts, Trolls, Goblins, Ogres and Gnomes - to say nothing of tooled-up higher faerie species - trouble comes fast, hard and deadly.

Winner of the 2003 World Fantasy Award, Ombria in Shadow is a stunning gothic fairytale of adventure, dark sorcery and forbidden love. Book Information: The Prince of Ombria is dying, and already his sinister great-aunt is plotting to seize power. The Black Pearl is feared throughout the land, and the city folk know her reign will be a terrible one. Only the prince

Living in the remote hamlet of Shady Vale, the young half-elf Shea Ohmsford knows little of the outside world. And yet, in the desolate, ruined lands of the far north, a dark-hearted sorcerer is plotting his death. The ancient warlock has dispatched a band of deadly Skull Bearers to track Shea down and murder him. For Shea is the last descendant of an ancient Elvin king, and the only person living who can wield the fabled Sword of Shannara - a weapon with the power to thwart The Warlock Lord's terrifying plans. Only the druid All... read more

Shea and Flick Ohmsford have somehow survived the first stage of their quest. With the aid of their childhood friend Menion Leah, and new companions, the dwarf Hendel, Balinor of Callahorn and the elves, Durin and Dayel, they have successfully evaded capture by gnomish warriors, and eluded the Warlock Lord's dread Skull Bearers.

Cut off from his friends and the Druid Allanon, Shea is determined to continue his pursuit of Orl Fane, the crazed gnome who has stolen the fabled Sword of Shannara. But time is already running out, for the Warlock Lord has summoned a vast army of gnomes, trolls and northmen. Under the command of his dreaded Skull Bearers they have begun a march south - with plans to annihilate all in their path.

Firedrake, a brave young dragon, his loyal brownie friend Sorrel and a lonely boy called Ben are united as if by destiny. Together, they embark on a magical journey to find the legendary place where silver dragons can live in peace forever. With only a curoius map and the whispered memories of an old dragon to guide them, they fly across moonlit lands and seas to reach the highest mountains in the world. A breathtaking, big-hearted story of heroism, friendship and adventure for ages 8 plus. A great read-aloud too.

Wonderful. An exciting and richly atmospheric thriller told in the best storytelling tradition by a bestselling international children's author. Two orphaned boys on the run from their aunt in Hamburg arrive in Venice - the city of magic their mother had told them about. They are befriended by a group of streetkids who live by their wits in a dilapidated, deserted cinema, looked after by Scipio, the self-styled Thief Lord, who is a boy of mystery himself. A bungling detective, obsessed with disguises, is on the boys' trail but th... read more

Twelve-year-old Eric Watts downloads his brain into a supercomputer. The experiment kills him but the copy of his brain in the computer still works. So he installs a wireless Internet connection into his body and sends it back to school. But now that he's dead, Eric's life just isn't the same, for him - or his only friend, Mindy... This astonishingly thoughtful book deals with the biggest issues every person deals with - life, death, love, the immortality of the soul, and How To Make Friends. But readers won't realise they're l... read more