The 9th Doctor picks up a new companion and heads off to Babylon to face down an foe that threatens to consume the earth.I have always liked the ninth Doctor. He was my first - you always remember your first Doctor. This story takes place during the series. I like the characterization of the Doct...
James Bond is a new boy at Eton and he doesn’t fit in. Ever since his parents died in a climbing accident James has been home schooled by his aunt but now its time to learn what most kids go through every day. With all the peculiar rules, the itchy uniform and the strict beaks, -teachers- James i...
What does it take to become the greatest secret agent the world has ever known? In this thrilling prequel to the adventures of James Bond, 007, readers meet a young boy whose inquisitive mind and determination set him on a path that will someday take him across the globe, in pursuit of the most d...
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‘There were the bodies of two small children on the back seat. Holding each other in their arms. Long dead, they were covered in a fuzz of green and orange mould and had sort of melted into the seats. ‘Henry dropped the key and walked away, squatted down, holding his knees to his chest. Nobody wa...
Sometimes he dreamt of his own mother. She was sitting reading him a bedtime story, but whenever he looked at her she turned into Mrs Glass. He awoke just as the first shafts of sunlight lanced over the treetops and in through the open sides of the tower. He could see squares of pinkish-grey sky ...
Not the first time he’d felt this way over the last year. He’d lost track of how many times he’d woken from some twisted nightmare only to find that he was deep in a worse nightmare – what the world had become – and wishing he was back in his bad dream, not having to cope with reality. Reality. Y...
Except for when the silence was interrupted by distant shouts, or the sound of something smashing. And then there were the other noises, harder to identify, that could have been made by animals or by humans. Hell, thought Ed, some of the sounds were so weird they could have been made by aliens. T...
Ignoring Miles’s protests, James hoisted him on to his aching back once more and aimed for the hut. The pain in his knees and ankles had become so intense that his brain had started to shut it out and he almost didn’t register it any more, but they reached the hut without any further mishap and h...
God – he must have thrown it really hard. It had gone right in. And that old wood, man, it was like iron. Paddy pulled the end of the spear down and let go. It juddered, like twanging a ruler on the edge of your desk, and Paddy enjoyed the noise it made.‘I’m gonna pull it out,’ he said. ‘Take it ...
“No, it isn’t.” “Yes, it is.” “No, it isn’t. It’s a crap day like any other.” “I’m telling you, today is World Book Day.” “How do you know?” said James. “I bet you don’t even know what the date is.” Wiki shrugged. James was right. He didn’t know the date. None of them did. He didn’t know the date...