Item category 1: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Thirty-year-old Black woman Camille Fitzsimons is a talented early American history professor, working in fast-paced Washington DC, with her eyes on promotion. She's also currently persona non grata. Who knew that making an inconvenient historical discovery would see her stuck at her desk, shuffl...

Maia, the youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. But when his father and three sons in line for the throne are killed in an "accident," he has no choice but to take his place as the onl...

"In The Grief of Stones, Katherine Addison returns to the world of The Goblin Emperor with a direct sequel to The Witness For The Dead... Celehar's life as the Witness for the Dead of Amalo grows less isolated as his circle of friends grows larger. He has been given an apprentice to teach, and he...

The Tomb of Dragons concludes Katherine Addison's Cemeteries of Amalo trilogy, set in the world of The Goblin Emperor. The story follows Thara Celehar, a former Witness for the Dead who has lost his ability to communicate with the deceased. Despite this, he continues his investigative work, uncov...

"Katherine Addison returns at last to the world of The Goblin Emperor with this stand-alone sequel. When the young half-goblin emperor Maia sought to learn who had killed his father and half-brothers, he turned to an obscure resident of his Court, a Prelate of Ulis and a Witness for the Dead. Tha...

Kòkú Àkànb́i's newfound ghostly powers have been wreaking havoc, landing him in detention and a whole heap of trouble. Having to find a way back to Olori - his family's homeland - is tough enough, but he is soon sent on a dangerous quest to find the three most powerful objects in the world. If th...

"Here is the whisper in the night, the creak upstairs, that half-remembered ghost story that won't let you sleep, the sound that raises gooseflesh, the wish you'd checked the lock on the door before it got really, really dark"--

It's one thing to read about witches, it's another thing to discover you are one. When Glasgow law student, David Hunter, learns he is a wizard, his life is turned upside down. He finds out that he is from a long line of a powerful magickal family and his life has been one big lie. Not only that,...

David is finally starting to believe in his abilities and to become an integral part of the Dream Dancer world thanks to Jessica, the feisty redhead witch from Edinburgh. With the help of Aunt Gen and Trevor, a creature from the underworld, they must figure out who is trying to kill of the Dream ...

David, Aunt Gen and Terence are in a race to find Jessica as they discover her life is in danger. Alicia is attacked whilst she astral projects and is furious until she discovers who has attacked her. The Glasgow Dream Dancers are in more danger than they know. More secrets from the past are reve...

Molly wakes her mother to go to the toilet. The campsite is strangely blank. The toilet block has gone. Everything else has gone too. This is a place with no sun. No god. Just four families remain. Each has done something to bring them here - each denies they deserve it. Until they see what's com...

It's 1921, and a thirteen-mile fence running the length of Broadway splits the island of Manhattan, separating the prosperous Eastside from the Westside - an overgrown wasteland whose hostility to modern technology gives it the flavor of old New York. Thousands have disappeared here, and the resp...

2041 and the world as we know it grinds to a halt. Our planet seems to be turning against itself, it would appear that the magnetic field, that protects life on Earth from deadly radiation from space, is failing..Desperate to quell the mass hysteria that would surely follow, world governments hav...

When Princess Molly's friend, Cook Henny, gets sick, Molly sees a chance to help. She enters a talent contest to win money for a special gift to cheer her friend up. But it's tough - a relentless bully is causing trouble, and Molly has to deal with a scary fear from her past. As things get harder...

Molly is comfortable living in the royal palace with her friends and the kind King. But all of that is about to change. The King's evil enemy, a team of Treasure Trickers, has invaded the Kingdom and stolen valuable treasures from the "Otherlands". Only a royal child has the power to defeat them....

Having grown up in Nefaria, a land where evil schemes abound, Candelabra is thrilled to take a school trip to Joviala, a land that's prone to natural disasters but has virtually no evil in it. All her life, she's dreamt of a place where everyone is caring and happy and without malicious intent, a...

War has come to the supernatural world, and Amari's two worst enemies are leading the charge. Elaine Harlowe has manipulated her way into becoming prime minister, using her mind control ability to force the Bureau to take up her vicious grudge against magiciankind. Meanwhile, Dylan Van Helsing, t...

Twelve-year-old Amari is a Junior Agent at the Bureau of Supernatural Investigations, where she deals with all kinds of weird and wonderful creatures and has a weredragon as a roommate. But that's nothing compared to her biggest challenge: being accepted for who she is. For Amari is a magician, a...

Amari's search for her missing brother leads her into a world of magic and danger. But before she can find him, she must learn the truth about herself.

Felix hates Mondays. Dad's yelling at him to get up. His little brother, Olly, is being super annoying. So when Felix shuts the bathroom door, he wishes he could get away. He turns on the shower and... Felix finds himself standing in the middle of a field... naked... with an army of soldiers char...

When the bud burst open, sitting at the centre of the tulip flower was a tiny girl. She was no taller than your thumb, so she was called Thumbelina. Thumbelina is so small she sleeps in a walnut-shell bed. One day, a toad steals her away from her home. Will Thumbelina ever find out who she is and...

FAIRY TALES, FOLK TALES, FABLES, MAGICAL TALES & TRADITIONAL STORIES. Among one of Andersen's very earliest stories, "Thumbeline" has been enchantingly illustrated by an internationally acclaimed artist who perfectly captures Thumbeline's charming world with all its dangers and delights. Full col...

Collection of ten fairy tales by Hans Christian Anderson that includes The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen, The Emperor's New Suit, Princess and the Pea, The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Thumbelina and The Ugly Duckling.

Darian is just an ordinary teenager with an extraordinary ability. After a brutal attack on his village, he discovers that he is descended from a line of exceptional mages; long living, powerful warriors that use the Shimmering to maintain peace and harmony. Drawn into the dark underworld of poli...

YA. SCIENCE FICTION. YA. Three years after May Bird found her way home from the Ever After, she is still quiet and introspective, though she's gained an awkward fame in her hometown of Briery Swamp. But even though May Bird and Somber Kitty were happy to reunite with her mother, May is still haun...

Two continents at war: the Three Kingdoms and Ishara have been in conflict for a thousand years. But when an outside threat arises - the reawakening of a powerful ancient race that wants to remake the world - the two warring nations must somehow set aside generations of hatred to form an alliance...

Ray is getting used to life as Rainbow Grey - she now has ALL the magical weather powers at her fingertips, although she hasn't quite mastered them yet! When all of the cloud creatures start disappearing - including Ray's own beloved cloud cat, Nim - Ray and her friends have a mystery to solve. R...

Marnie is having so much fun at Minibeast Academy, a school for bugs tucked into a giant tree at the bottom of the museum gardens. And this term it's time for something really exciting - the Great Critter Contest! The contest sees minibug students set off to explore the school in teams, searching...