Adventure Fiction

Take up the quest in the hilariously epic second installment of the How to be a Hero series, from Cat Weldon, illustrated by Katie Kear. Welcome to the Land of...

The magical follow-up to The Monster Who Wasn't . The second book in this brilliantly rich and strange fantasy series will make us all believe in monsters - be they...

'Once again, Christina Courtenay has transported me through time to a world that feels more than real . . . I can only recommend that you read this absorbing, energising...

AD 18, Britannia. The Roman Empire rules much of the known world. Beyond the northern frontier lies Britannia, where ceaseless feuding amongst the Celts leaves the island vulnerable to Rome's...

A town. A forest. A hero. You can't go far without a quick brain and some rule-bending in a place like Locksley. After its vast car plants shut down, the...

A riveting middlegrade dystopian novel from New York Times bestselling Wake author Lisa McMann that Kirkus Reviews calls " The Hunger Games meets Harry Potter." Every year in Quill, thirteen-year-olds...

Best friends Alice and Leo love making things, and they're never happier than when they're working together in Leo's garden shed, which they've turned into an arts and crafts studio....

X-Men meets Beast Quest at the school for superheroes! An epic new adventure series from bestselling author Adam Blade - with amazing comic-book style illustrations. General Gore's evil army has...

If you think monsters don't exist, just ask Theodora Hendrix. The third in a brilliantly funny series about an ordinary girl brought up by monsters, perfect for fans of Amelia...

Like an off-key violin concert, the Roman Empire, or food poisoning, all things must come to an end. Thankfully, this includes "A Series of Unfortunate Events" by Lemony Snicket. The...

BEHIND MANY GREAT MEN STOOD ONE WOMAN All Hanna Fischer ever wanted to do was to study physics - but her world is suddenly turned upside-down and she is catapulted...

A mystery adventure story full of drama, death, intrigue and scandal, with colourful characters and an authentic historical setting. When boy actor Ben Button's fellow players are accused of stealing...

A blood-bath on the streets of the Palestinian quarter of Hebron ends with the mysterious disappearance of Major Ray Kerman, a high-ranking SAS officer. There are no clues, save for...

FBI agent Smoky Barrett is no stranger to the darker recesses of the human mind. But nothing could have prepared her for the day she had to watch her husband...

BLOODSTAINED KINGS is an extraordinary Gothic thriller - DIE HARD meets TOSCA. Set in the American South, it is the story of the Malign influence one man - a corrupt...

Hundreds of cycles have passed in Girdlegard since Tungdil Goldhand vanished. The dwarf Goimron works as a gem carver in the city of Mallenias Watch. He is particularly fascinated by...

The Falling Boy. He could be anyone. He could be you. From the bestselling, award-winning author of Skellig comes a heartfelt, unforgettable story perfect for readers of Michael Morpurgo and...

Summer 1312. The brutal murder of King Edward II's favourite, Peter Gaveston, unleashes a horde of demons . . . Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, hastens to...

The cheerful chaos of a California schoolyard is shattered one autumn day by gunfire. No children are hurt, but a sniper is shot down - and psychologist Dr Alex Delaware...

Despite the Japanese government's assurance to its people that their country is no longer at risk from serious earthquakes, the biggest natural disaster in human history hits Tokyo during the...

Everyone's favorite curious little monkey celebrates Chinese New Year with his friend Mei in this playful rhyming tabbed board book. Curious George joins his friend Mei and her family as...

Meet Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timothy. Together they are THE FAMOUS FIVE - Enid Blyton's most popular adventure series. All 21 titles also available as audiobooks! In their second...

Words are the most dangerous weapons on earth - and Tate Collier, who has a consummate skill with them, can talk his way into anyone's heart, and get them to...

The highly anticipated, unforgettable new story from the internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning author of WONDER. When Silas Bird wakes in the dead of night, he watches powerlessly as three strangers take...

In "Shiver", Grace and Sam found each other. Now, in "Linger", they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping dangerous secrets. For Sam,...

The GONE series may be over, but it's not the end of the story ... MICHAEL GRANT'S ACTION-PACKED AND MUCH ANTICIPATED NEW BOOK, SET IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE BESTSELLING...

Her Cameron Defender - Beth Cornelison He's a safe haven from the deadly blizzard raging around them... The woman Eric Harkney saved from a snowstorm has no memory of her...

The year is 1946. A stunned Europe is beginning its slow recovery from the ravages of World War II. Adam Miller has come to Venice to visit his widowed mother...

Power of the Sword is the story of an intense sibling rivalry in war-torn South Africa from bestselling author, Wilbur Smith. They were half-brothers, raised in different worlds in the...

Having taken to the lifestyle of a middle-aged civilian, the last thing Paul Brenner wanted to do was return to work for the Army's Criminal Investigation Division, the agency that...

An extra-special Christmas story about Issie and her friends at pony club. With gymkhanas to win, rivals to defeat, mysteries to solve and ponies in danger to save - these...

Brian Freeman's second novel is a gripping, hard-hitting thriller set in one of the most fascinating, sexy and intriguing cities in the world, Las Vegas, and puts his on-going detective...

The Chief Judge of Kindle County and four of his most prominent subordinates have been taking bribes for years. The US Attorney is trying to build up a case against...

THE DARKEST DEBUT OF THE YEAR. Unsettling, Uncomfortable, Unputdownable. 'Sharp, powerful, tragic, addictive' Chris Whitaker 'Dark, compelling and beguiling' Kate Mosse 'An engrossing read' The Sunday Times 'Intensely gripping' Karin...

AD 60. Macro and Cato - two battle-scarred heroes of the Roman army - face tribal uprisings and battles to the death with unmatched courage in barbaric Britannia. The hard-won...

Who says princesses can't wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black. The first in a funny,...

Among the guests is Sharon Ransom, beautiful but troubled - and Alex's former lover. She is in desperate distress, but Alex is reluctant to revive unhappy memories. A few days...

When Matthew Cosgrave and a number of fellow-students at Blackport University were acquitted of a terrible crime, he felt that he could put his past behind him and look ahead...

When Detective Bill Corde looks at the beautiful face of the murdered girl in the mud, he does not know his own life is about to turn into a terrifyingly...

The brilliant new book by Zizou Corder, author of the Lionboy trilogy.

A TOP 10 CHILDREN'S FICTION BESTSELLER Enter an extraordinary magical adventure about family, fate and finding the courage to be truly yourself - perfect for fans of Nevermoor , Lemony...

A. Scott Fenney is a hotshot corporate lawyer at a big Dallas firm. At 33, in the prime of his life, he rakes in $750,000 a year, drives a Ferrari...