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Photo © 2005 Courtesy of the author
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I was a perfectly normal child. Honestly. But somehow I slunk into my teenage years dressed in black and sprouting strange hairstyles, listening to pretentious but potent dark music. In short, I became a Goth. I know it’s not clever now.
How this change came about I am not sure, though it may have something to do with the fact that my first memory is being wheeled in my pram by a nanny through the 12th-century churchyard in the village where I was born. Thinking back to my early years, my life was almost unbelievably idyllic. I was born in the... Read More
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The Book of Dead Days
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: April 11, 2006
Price: $7.99
The days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our lives. A lot can happen in the dead days. A magician called Valerian must save his own life within those few days, or pay the price for... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: April 11, 2006
Price: $7.99
The days between Christmas and New Year’s Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our lives. A lot can happen in the dead days. A magician called Valerian must save his own life within those few days, or pay the price for... Read more >
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The Dark Flight Down
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $7.99
In the morning you should think
You might not last unto the night
In the evening you should think
You might not last unto the morn
Boy has survived the terrors of life with the magician Valerian, dark magic, and deadly chases, but he is still on the run. Now, as the City lies frozen... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $7.99
In the morning you should think
You might not last unto the night
In the evening you should think
You might not last unto the morn
Boy has survived the terrors of life with the magician Valerian, dark magic, and deadly chases, but he is still on the run. Now, as the City lies frozen... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
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My Swordhand Is Singing
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: July 28, 2009
Price: $6.99
★ “Brings fresh blood to the vampire mythos.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred
In a bitter winter, Tomas and his son, Peter, settle in a small village as woodcutters. Tomas digs a channel of fast-flowing waters around their hut so that they have their own little island kingdom. Peter doesn’t understand why his father... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: July 28, 2009
Price: $6.99
★ “Brings fresh blood to the vampire mythos.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred
In a bitter winter, Tomas and his son, Peter, settle in a small village as woodcutters. Tomas digs a channel of fast-flowing waters around their hut so that they have their own little island kingdom. Peter doesn’t understand why his father... Read more >
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The Foreshadowing
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $6.50
It is 1915 and the First World War has only just begun.
17 year old Sasha is a well-to-do, sheltered-English girl. Just as her brother Thomas longs to be a doctor, she wants to nurse, yet girls of her class don't do that kind of work. But as the war begins and... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2008
Price: $6.50
It is 1915 and the First World War has only just begun.
17 year old Sasha is a well-to-do, sheltered-English girl. Just as her brother Thomas longs to be a doctor, she wants to nurse, yet girls of her class don't do that kind of work. But as the war begins and... Read more >
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The Dark Horse
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: November 9, 2004
Price: $5.99
SIG IS A boy in a coastal tribe, the Storn, long ago in a Northern land. On the day of the wolf hunt, the life of the tribe changes forever, for Sig rescues a small girl, more like the wolves who shelter her than a human. Sig’s family adopts her and... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: November 9, 2004
Price: $5.99
SIG IS A boy in a coastal tribe, the Storn, long ago in a Northern land. On the day of the wolf hunt, the life of the tribe changes forever, for Sig rescues a small girl, more like the wolves who shelter her than a human. Sig’s family adopts her and... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Foreshadowing
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: May 23, 2006
Price: $16.95
It is 1915 and the First World War has only just begun.
17 year old Sasha is a well-to-do, sheltered-English girl. Just as her brother Thomas longs to be a doctor, she wants to nurse, yet girls of her class don't do that kind of work. But as the war begins and... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: May 23, 2006
Price: $16.95
It is 1915 and the First World War has only just begun.
17 year old Sasha is a well-to-do, sheltered-English girl. Just as her brother Thomas longs to be a doctor, she wants to nurse, yet girls of her class don't do that kind of work. But as the war begins and... Read more >
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My Swordhand Is Singing
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $15.99
WHEN TOMAS AND HIS SON, Peter, settle in Chust as woodcutters, Tomas digs a channel of fast-flowing waters around their hut, so they have their own little island kingdom. Peter doesn't understand why his father has done this, nor why his father carries a long, battered box, whose mysterious contents he... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $15.99
WHEN TOMAS AND HIS SON, Peter, settle in Chust as woodcutters, Tomas digs a channel of fast-flowing waters around their hut, so they have their own little island kingdom. Peter doesn't understand why his father has done this, nor why his father carries a long, battered box, whose mysterious contents he... Read more >
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The Book of Dead Days
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2004
Price: $15.95
THE DAYS BETWEEN Christmas and New Year’s Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our lives. A magician called Valerian must save his own life within those few days or pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2004
Price: $15.95
THE DAYS BETWEEN Christmas and New Year’s Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our lives. A magician called Valerian must save his own life within those few days or pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many... Read more >
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My Swordhand Is Singing
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 224 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $18.99
WHEN TOMAS AND HIS SON, Peter, settle in Chust as woodcutters, Tomas digs a channel of fast-flowing waters around their hut, so they have their own little island kingdom. Peter doesn't understand why his father has done this, nor why his father carries a long, battered box, whose mysterious contents he... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 224 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $18.99
WHEN TOMAS AND HIS SON, Peter, settle in Chust as woodcutters, Tomas digs a channel of fast-flowing waters around their hut, so they have their own little island kingdom. Peter doesn't understand why his father has done this, nor why his father carries a long, battered box, whose mysterious contents he... Read more >
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The Book of Dead Days
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.95
THE DAYS BETWEEN Christmas and New Year’s Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our lives. A magician called Valerian must save his own life within those few days or pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many... Read more >
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.95
THE DAYS BETWEEN Christmas and New Year’s Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our lives. A magician called Valerian must save his own life within those few days or pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many... Read more >
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The Dark Flight Down
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
In the morning you should think
You might not last unto the night
In the evening you should think
You might not last unto the morn
Boy has survived the terrors of life with the magician Valerian, dark magic, and deadly chases, but he is still on the run. Now, as the City lies frozen... Read more >
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
In the morning you should think
You might not last unto the night
In the evening you should think
You might not last unto the morn
Boy has survived the terrors of life with the magician Valerian, dark magic, and deadly chases, but he is still on the run. Now, as the City lies frozen... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
trade paperback.
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The Dark Horse
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $5.99
SIG IS A boy in a coastal tribe, the Storn, long ago in a Northern land. On the day of the wolf hunt, the life of the tribe changes forever, for Sig rescues a small girl, more like the wolves who shelter her than a human. Sig’s family adopts her and... Read more >
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $5.99
SIG IS A boy in a coastal tribe, the Storn, long ago in a Northern land. On the day of the wolf hunt, the life of the tribe changes forever, for Sig rescues a small girl, more like the wolves who shelter her than a human. Sig’s family adopts her and... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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The Foreshadowing
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $6.50
It is 1915 and the First World War has only just begun.
17 year old Sasha is a well-to-do, sheltered-English girl. Just as her brother Thomas longs to be a doctor, she wants to nurse, yet girls of her class don't do that kind of work. But as the war begins and... Read more >
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $6.50
It is 1915 and the First World War has only just begun.
17 year old Sasha is a well-to-do, sheltered-English girl. Just as her brother Thomas longs to be a doctor, she wants to nurse, yet girls of her class don't do that kind of work. But as the war begins and... Read more >
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My Swordhand Is Singing
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $6.99
WHEN TOMAS AND HIS SON, Peter, settle in Chust as woodcutters, Tomas digs a channel of fast-flowing waters around their hut, so they have their own little island kingdom. Peter doesn't understand why his father has done this, nor why his father carries a long, battered box, whose mysterious contents he... Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $6.99
WHEN TOMAS AND HIS SON, Peter, settle in Chust as woodcutters, Tomas digs a channel of fast-flowing waters around their hut, so they have their own little island kingdom. Peter doesn't understand why his father has done this, nor why his father carries a long, battered box, whose mysterious contents he... Read more >
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Floodland
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: July 9, 2002
Price: $8.95
What if the sea began to rise . . . and rise . . . until the land began to disappear? A brilliant futuristic fantasy by an acclaimed new writer.
Global warming has caused the sea to rise until cities are turning into islands and civilization is crumbling. Ten-year-old Zoe discovers... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: July 9, 2002
Price: $8.95
What if the sea began to rise . . . and rise . . . until the land began to disappear? A brilliant futuristic fantasy by an acclaimed new writer.
Global warming has caused the sea to rise until cities are turning into islands and civilization is crumbling. Ten-year-old Zoe discovers... Read more >
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The Book of Dead Days
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 12, 2004
Price: $12.95
THE DAYS BETWEEN Christmas and New Year’s Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our lives. A magician called Valerian must save his own life within those few days or pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 12, 2004
Price: $12.95
THE DAYS BETWEEN Christmas and New Year’s Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our lives. A magician called Valerian must save his own life within those few days or pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many... Read more >
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The Dark Flight Down
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 27, 2005
Price: $15.00
In the morning you should think
You might not last unto the night
In the evening you should think
You might not last unto the morn
Boy has survived the terrors of life with the magician Valerian, dark magic, and deadly chases, but he is still on the run. Now, as the City lies frozen... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 27, 2005
Price: $15.00
In the morning you should think
You might not last unto the night
In the evening you should think
You might not last unto the morn
Boy has survived the terrors of life with the magician Valerian, dark magic, and deadly chases, but he is still on the run. Now, as the City lies frozen... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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