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Marcus Bone

A MAGICAL WORLD. A RELUCTANT HERO. A RAGTAG TEAM.It’s already been a bad day for Richard Parry, and that’s before he’s shot. After that it just gets worse.Thrown into a surreal world, he is seen by some as the manifestation of a prophecy and bringer of doom who might need to be soundly terminated. On the positive side, the Ministry of Insecurity think he will be useful on a suicide mission.Richard and an ill-matched team now venture into the strange...

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Marcus Bone

Narrated by

Mike Frankland

A MAGICAL WORLD. A RELUCTANT HERO. A RAGTAG TEAM.It's already been a bad day for Richard Parry, and that's before he's shot. After that it just gets worse.Thrown into a surreal world, he is seen by some as the manifestation of a prophecy and bringer of doom who might need to be soundly terminated. On the positive side, the Ministry of Insecurity think he will be useful on a suicide mission.Richard and an ill-matched team now venture into the strange...

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Tamsyn Muir

Book 3 -

The Locked Tomb Series

**NOBODY EXPECTED NONA TO EXISTNona the Ninth is the New York Times bestselling book 3 in Tamsyn Muir's Hugo-nominated Locked Tomb Series**A Finalist for the Hugo and Locus Awards!An Indie Next Pick!“You will love Nona, and Nona loves you.” —Alix E. Harrow“Unlike anything I've ever read.” —V.E. Schwab on Gideon the Ninth“Def...

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Garth Nix

A girl’s quest to find her father leads her to an extendedfamily of magical fighting booksellers who police the mythical Old World ofEngland when it intrudes on the modern world. From the bestselling master of teen fantasy, Garth Nix.In a slightly alternate London in 1983, Susan Arkshaw is looking for her father, a man she has never met. Crime boss Frank Thringley might be able to help her, but Susan doesn’t get time to ask Frank any questions before ...

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Philip Pullman

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His Dark Materials

From the world of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials.She had asked: What is he? A friend or an enemy?The alethiometer answered: He is a murderer.When she saw the answer, she relaxed at once.Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted otherworld – Cittàgazze, where soul-eating Spectres stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky.

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Jasper Fforde

Book 2 -

The Last Dragonslayer Chronicles

A long time ago magic faded away, leaving behind only yo-yos, the extremely useful compass-pointing-to-North enchantment and the spell that keep bicycles from falling over. Things are about to change. Magical power is on the rise and King Snodd IV of Hereford has realised that he who controls magic controls almost anything. One person stands between Snodd and his plans for power and riches beyond the wildest dreams of avarice. Meet Jennifer Strange, sixteen-year-old acting manager of Kazam...

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Jasper Fforde

Book 3 -

The Last Dragonslayer Chronicles

The Mighty Shandar, the most powerful wizard the world has ever seen, returns to the Ununited Kingdoms. Clearly, he didn't solve the Dragon Problem, and must return his fee: eighteen dray-weights of gold.But the Mighty Shandar doesn't do refunds, and vows to eliminate the dragons - unless sixteen-year-old Jennifer Strange and her sidekicks from the Kazam house of enchantment can bring him the legendary jewel, The Eye of Zoltar.The only thing that stands in their way is a pe...

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Garth Nix

Reader reviews for The Sinister Booksellers of Bath:'Garth Nix demonstrates his mastery of the fantasy genre''An extraordinary work of fiction''A cracking sequel to The Left-Handed Booksellers of London''An amazing fantasy adventure''Well, this is a heap of fun!''Wizards, sorcery, Ancients and living statues - what more could you ask for'There is often trouble of a mythical sort in Bath. The booksellers wh...

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Jasper Fforde

Book 4 -

The Last Dragonslayer Chronicles

The final instalment of the Last Dragonslayer Chronicles, demonstrating that with a small band of committed followers, a large tin of resolve and steely determination, almost anything can be achieved . . .Sixteen-year-old Jennifer Strange and her sidekick and fellow Orphan Tiger Prawns have been driven to the tip of the UnUnited Kingdoms - Cornwall - by the invasion of the Trolls. Their one defence is a six-foot-wide trench full of buttons, something which ...

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Joseph Delaney

Book 18 -

The Wardstone Chronicles

This is a fabulous collection of stories based on many of the witches from Joseph Delaney's Spooks books.Ever wondered why the Spook doesn't trust girls who wear pointy shoes?Or why Grimalkin became the Assassin for the Malkin Witch clan?Find out all this and more in this dark and eerie collection.You don't have to know the Spook's books to enjoy the stories. They're all standalone and absolutely haunting. A perfect introduction to the world of The Spook's Appr...

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Iori Miyazawa

Translated by

Sean McCann

Book 9 -

Otherside Picnic

Romance is boring, so Sorawo has created a special kind of relationship with Toriko that is all their own, but she struggles to communicate what exactly it is to the people they know. Meanwhile, Sorawo and Toriko’s exploration and study of the Otherside continues. During their summer break, the pair take a job from DS Research to help a private military company do some anti-Otherside training at the Farm. And it sounds like Runa Urumi will be involved too...?

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Toby Frost

The second instalment in the chronicles of Isambard Smith - Captain in the service of the British Space Empire - and of his android pilot Polly Carveth and loyal and noble friend the psychopathic alien headhunter, Suruk. Tea... a beverage brewed from the fermented dried leaves of the shrub Camellia sinensis and imbibed by all the great civilisations in the galaxy's history; a source of refreshment, stimulation and, above all else, of moral fibre - without which the British Space Empire must s...