Book 3 in the Gamers SeriesTark and Zyra finally make it out into the real world ... but things are not quite what they expected. When Zyra is captured by the Designers, Tark finds himself among a group of teenage rebels. It seems like everyone has an agenda, and Tark and Zyra are to be the pawns in other people's power games. They soon discover the sinister uses to which the game is being put and the shocking way it is all operated — with dozens of kidnapped children wired directl...

A high-octane adventure series for children written in partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor ServiceAn isolated location and last-minute complications put this rescue in danger!Sam, Dawson and Emma are taking a road trip with their dad along the dusty Oodnadatta Track. They stop at Farina, an old ghost town full of crumbling buildings – perfect for a game of tip. But as they run through the ruins, their dad seriously injures his leg and it’s up to the ki...

Book 2 in the Gamers SeriesIn the 2010 Chronos Award winner, Gamers' Quest, readers were introduced to Tark and Zyra, two gutter-speaking thieves caught in a never-ending quest for Paradise. The pair fought their way through one Designers' construct after another, only to discover the Designers had abandoned the game long ago.Having shrugged off their programming, Tark and Zyra have been replaced and are now condemned to the fringes of the game. Relentlessly pursued by balls...

Book 1 in the Gamers SeriesTark and Zyra are teenage thieves who live in a dangerous world inhabited by murderous characters, dragons, mages and robots. Interacting with the mixture of science and magic, the two youngsters skilfully kill and steal from their opponents in their quest to gain access to Designers Paradise.Once there, they assume the avatar identities of two middle class suburban high school students living in comfortable homes with loving families. When everyth...

Returning to the Trig from a holiday on a distant planet, the Tomorrow People’s transport beam is intercepted.Elizabeth and Stephen arrive safely on the Trig but John, Tyso and Tricia find themselves at the isolated conference centre and are seen as terrorists.What sinister forces are behind the kidnapping and why have the Tomorrow People been brought here?And will they be able to avoid capture?

A high-octane adventure series for children written in partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor ServiceThe challenges of outback life create a double mission for the RFDS!In the middle of the night Josh watches as a Royal Flying Doctor Service plane lands on his family’s cattle station, just outside Coober Pedy. The RFDS are there to help his mother deliver her baby, but after the birth they are rushed off to hospital. Josh stays with his dad to tend to the...

The re-release of an old favourite.Despite being out of print for a number of years, this book has been on the Year 7 & 8 reading list for the Victorian Premier's Reading Challenge since its inception in 2005.Praise for LIFE, DEATH AND DETENTION"…what stories they are! They are bound to shock the reader, or bring cause for reflection, or leave him or her uncomfortable. They are stories to make their young readers think, to learn and to grow."Reading Time...

Find the key! Open the doorway! Enter the other world!Hall finds a key . . .It opens a doorway . . .He is transported . . .Into a strange virtual reality – part of a game world where humans are battling computers for survival! In this world, human imagination is everything and can even save your life. Hall must use all his game-geek knowledge to tell reality from virtual reality and find a way home.Will Hall play his way out of Game Wo...

Keagan finds a key . . .It opens a doorway . . .He steps through . . .Into a weird world of clones who are obsessed with perfection. But this world isn’t as perfect as it seems. Keagan is determined to return home – all he has to do is find a way out of the city, survive the Dumping Ground and outsmart a bunch of rogue clones!Will Keagan escape Perfect World?

A high-octane adventure series for children written in partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor ServiceIt’s a race against time and the destructive forces of nature!Twelve-year-old Alice lives in the outback mining town of Mount Magnet. One morning, she is struck down with acute appendicitis. To make things worse, the nearest hospital is hundreds of kilometres away and Alice’s appendix could rupture at any moment. An urgent call is made to the Royal Flying ...

Xandra finds a key . . .It opens a doorway . . .She and her brother are sucked through . . .Into a crazy world that looks like steampunk London. Except in this world there are no humans – only animals. Xandra and Lex encounter rhino police, armadillo housekeeping staff, rodent inventors and even a lion on the throne. Here humans are the endangered species!Will Xandra and Lex survive Beast World?

A picture book series about the extraordinary men and women who have shaped Australia's history, including Reverend John Flynn and the Royal Flying Doctor Service.Imagine living hundreds of kilometres from the nearest hospital or doctor. Now imagine someone in your family is sick or injured. How would you get life-saving medical help in a hurry? In the early 20th century, Reverend John Flynn saw the potential for aeroplanes to bring urgent medical care to the outba...