Author Guy Bass introduces SCRAP, about one robot who tried to protect the humans on his planet against an army of robots. With a thrilling plot, exciting characters and moderate violence, this fast-paced fantasy adventure is the first instalment of a riveting trilogy. An early example is, “The hurricane was now a mere gale and was carrying out its final checks, seeing that everything was dislodged that could be dislodged, uprooted or simply repositioned.

The Windvale Sprites by MacKenzie Crook (9780571304080 The Windvale Sprites by MacKenzie Crook (9780571304080

Asa is a cool little character; he's intent on uncovering the mystery surrounding Windvale Moor but, unlike his predecessor Benjamin Tooth, he's considerate and kind when it comes to the fairie inhabitants. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.A companion volume to The Windvale Sprites, The Lost Journals will be published with an exciting treasure hunt campaign to find Benjamin Tooth’s lost statue.

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There are a couple of weak parts and I wish, on a personal level, that he had been more flattering in his portrayal of librarians but these are really minor issues in what is otherwise an engaging story full of magic and adventure. It's funny without forcing out the jokes, involving while having a for-all-comers simplicity, and effective at everything it tries to do . But amongst the debris in his back garden Asa makes an astounding discovery -- the body of a small winged creature. This compelling fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy, is set in an imaginative world that fuses magic and science.This book is a lovely, light-hearted read that I am certain children of many ages would really enjoy. Since there was a big storm predicted for today, I decided to pick a quick read from my shelves and hide in bed until it was over. Still, the writing is fairly nice, if not a little too elevated for a children's story, and the ending was quite beautiful.

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Are they our size, only dressed in outlandish or anachronistic garb, or are they diminutive with butterfly wings? There is also a conservationist message, one in keeping with the essential morality of the fairytale tradition but here not ham-fistedly hammered home. I enjoyed the little nods to the real world, with Michael Fish' meteorological blunder and nod to the Cottingley Fairies as it made the story feel all the more real. I can’t wait for Mackenzie Crook’s next book, which I would imagine would be another stand-alone book. Home to William Golding, Sylvia Plath, Kazuo Ishiguro, Sally Rooney, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Max Porter, Ingrid Persaud, Anna Burns and Rachel Cusk, among many others, Faber is proud to publish some of the greatest novelists from the early twentieth century to today.More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. Just once, I'd like to read a book where a scientist doesn't make a mistake and cause a plague, or breed a herd of man eating dinosaurs, or blow the world up.