Femke, a gifted and resourceful young spy, is entrusted with a vital foreign mission by the Emperor. Her adversary, Shalidar, frames Femke with responsibility for two murders while she is visiting their neighbouring court. Femke is isolated in an alien country, being pursued both by her enemies a...
‘Fang feels it too. We’re meant to help these two resolve their problems so they can come with us to see the Oracle.’ ‘Then I hope you like the scenery here, Ra, because we’re going to be in this spot for a very long time. Nolita’s terrified of dragons. The only way you’d get her on Firestorm’s b...
The File Leader is spitting feathers. You were expected back hours ago.’ Reynik looked at Tymm wearily. His fellow Legionnaire had clearly been waiting for him, and kept his voice low to prevent it from travelling to the tent a few yards away. Reynik shrugged his shoulders. ‘I can’t tell you. I’v...
His body felt slick with sweat and his heart was beating hard. There was a painful ringing sound inside his head and everything around him was blurred. He blinked several times. The surface of his eyes stung with each movement of his eyelids and his clarity of vision did not improve. He tried to ...
Sam raised his rifle, gritting his teeth and feeling for the safety catch. ‘Don’t shoot!’ The voice in the darkness was Nathan’s and the two raptors speeding along the passageway towards the beleaguered party were Edison and Crick. A red-filtered torch rounded a corner and...
There was an army of books, thousands upon thousands of them, marching in rows along the bookshelves. Within each of those volumes were hundreds of pages, and on each page were hundreds of words. Large high windows admitted shafts of light: great diagonal vessels filled wi...
She felt tight with anger at her brother’s pig-headedness. Why did he always have to push the boundaries? What was he thinking, taking the boat out without permission? ‘Dad’s going to do his nut!’ she muttered, shaking her head again. She put her bo...
‘Try to distract your mind from the things that cause you most distress. You could try counting my wingbeats. The repetition should help calm you.’ Nolita clung to the suggestion like a lifeline. No sooner had they cleared the volcano’s rim than the ground fell away beneath them and her fear of h...
She could see no sign of the night dragon she knew was there. Suddenly another piercing scream ripped through the air. This time it came from ahead of them. Fang stopped beating his wings and started to glide, deliberately slowing his forward speed as he considered their options. &nbs...