Item category 1: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Peter Grant is learning magic fast. And its just as well - he's already had run ins with the deadly supernatural children of the Thames and a terrifying killer in Soho. Progression in the Police Force is less easy. Especially when you work in a department of two. A department that doesn't even of...

Detective Sergeant Peter Grant takes a much-needed holiday up in Scotland. And he'll need one when this is over. If more's the merrier, then it's ecstatic as his partner Beverley, their young twins, his mum, dad, his dad's band and their dodgy manager all tag along. Even his boss, DCI Thomas Nigh...

Plague and famine stalk the land, monsters lurk in every shadow and greedy princes care for nothing but their own ambitions. Only one thing is certain: the elves will come again, and they will eat everyone. Sometimes, only the darkest paths lead towards the light. Paths on which the righteous wil...

Plague and famine stalk the land, monsters lurk in every shadow and greedy princes care for nothing but their own ambitions. Only one thing is certain: the elves will come again, and they will eat everyone. Sometimes, only the darkest paths lead towards the light. Paths on which the righteous wil...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Lyra Bien intended to live a quiet life to avoid the attention of the magic-obsessed king in the fortress of Stonegate. Until Roark Ashwood - the prince's silent guard and rumored killer for the crown - invades her village and uncovers the truth behind the silver scars in her eyes. To save her be...

Together they'll restore a divided kingdom, or burn it to the ground...In a kingdom long divided, Lyra Bien intends to live a quiet life to avoid the attention of magic-obsessed King Damir. Unitl Roark Ashwood, the monarch's silent but irresistably handsome soldier, invades her village and uncove...

Princess Minna lives in Castle Tall-Towers with the King, the Queen, and Raymond the Wizard. There are often mix-ups and mishaps in the kingdom and Princess Minna loves to sort them out! She can tame unicorns, kiss frogs, and fight dragons and she is very good at fixing things before it's time fo...

It's the summer holidays at Unicorn Academy and Layla is staying on the island to work as a research assistant to the academy librarian. She wants to make a name for herself and discover something amazing. Layla's determination sees her find a Grimorian flower on the island of Grimoria that she b...

While Sera is finally free of Kolis and back with those she loves, not everything is calm. Memories of all she's endured still haunt her, but Sera finally has hope for a future... Nyktos desires, loves, and accepts every part of her - even the monstrous bits she still battles... More than ever, S...

Captain Blite knows that someone, or something, is trying to kill him. But a device he possesses, known only as the dark diamond, won't let that happen. After surviving a series of catastrophic accidents and assassination attempts, Blite realises that whenever he dies the dark diamond reverses ti...

Set in contemporary Notting Hill, Man-man and his friends are swept up in the exuberant preparations for carnival. But his mother is ill and even as he dances, he calls desperately to the Queen of Revels, as old as time to make her well again. Swept away with his best friend Kareem and sharp-tong...

Cora Zeng is a crime scene cleaner... in Chinatown. The bloody messes don't bother her, not when she's already witnessed the most horrific thing possible: her sister being pushed in front of a train. Before fleeing the scene, the murderer whispered two words: bat eater. Months pass, the killer is...

Red is a rare red dragon who lives with his Mag and Dag in a world where dragons and Uprights are sworn enemies. Then Red meets his first Upright, a girl called Lou, who is nothing like he had imagined: she's smart, and funny and kind! As the pair become friends, Red learns that not only can the ...

Una Wexford is thrilled to be adopted after the Great War, but an eerie secret lurks in her new home; the doll twin, a life-sized, animated copy of herself. Is "Ani" as innocent as she seems, or does she want to steal Una's new family - and her life?

An unexpected story of life, family, hope, and redemption -- at the end of the world (maybe). Arto wakes up in a desolate world devoid of humanity -- he's a robot, he knows that much -- but he has no memory of how he got here. With a mysterious letter and a cheeky kitten as his only companion, he...

When Kosh is accused of being the notorious thief the Shadowsmith, he and Bitsy must go into hiding before Kosh is arrested. Determined to prove his innocence, Bitsy, Mateo and Kosh set out to find the real villain. But they have something the Shadowsmith desperately wants, something the conserva...

An impossible crime has occurred. A Treasury officer has disappeared into thin air - abducted from his quarters in a building whose entrances and exits are all sealed. The brilliant and mercurial investigator, Ana Dolabra, and her assistant Dinios Kol have been called in to crack the case. Before...

Marshall Bhodi Sarkar and his lieutenant Sarkhel surreptitiously dig on the banks of the Ganges River looking for crude oil reserves. Instead, they unearth curved daggers, rusty broadswords, and a Portuguese cannon. Bhodi is an occasional military man and the lead sorcerer of the secret black-mag...

Florence, New Year's Day 1557. As dawn breaks, a painter is discovered lying on the floor of a church, stabbed through the heart. Above him, the paintings he laboured over for more than a decade. At his home, a hidden painting scandalously depicting Maria de Medici, daughter of the Duke and Duche...

It's Sports Day at Dragon Towers, where the students and their dragons battle it out to win the Fireball Cup - there's jousting, epic flying challenges, giant dragon egg and spoon races, fearleading (cheerleading mixed with fire-breathing) - and the one everyone's most excited about: the dragon f...

The Dark Kingdom is preparing itself for the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy - the arrival of a new Queen, a Witch who will wield more power than even the High Lord of Hell himself. But this new ruler is young, and very susceptible to influence and corruption; whoever controls her controls the...

Imprisoned for a crime he cannot remember committing, Lucky is more comfortable with the four walls of his cell than the world outside. That is until he's ripped free from his prison and swept out into the ocean and rescued by The Dreamer. But The Dreamer is no ordinary vessel, with its crew of o...

Katya and the rest of the New Protectors are facing their greatest challenge yet. The wizard Daltec has been struck down by a magical curse, and the land of Tangala is in grave danger from the sorceress Zuba, who wants to destroy the kingdom forever. But when the brave young fighters and their my...

Nolan and the rest of the New Protectors are facing their greatest challenge yet. The wizard Daltec has been struck down by a magical curse, and the land of Tangala is in grave danger from the sorceress Zuba, who wants to destroy the kingdom forever. But when the brave young fighters and their my...