Joan Lennon Knihy

Trentor, Kir a Dalrodie. Tři zcela různé světy, spojené navzájem časoprostorovým kontinuem. Na jednom z nich se lidé následkem vysoce technické civilizace, kterou si vytvořili, odcizili jeden druhému. Na druhém vládne všudypřítomné násilí a více než cokoli jiného se cení přehnané hrdinství. A na třetím zase lidé, rozdělení do kast, spoléhají na to, že jim od všech nesnází pomohou sny. Na všechny tři světy dohlíží rada pěti prelátů, která sídlí v jednom podivuhodném londýnském domě, kde se občas dějí záhadné věci. Jenže časoprostorové kontinuum je vážně narušeno a pět prelátů musí povolat na pomoc trojici pátračů, Madlen, Bryna a Cam. Jen oni mohou totiž své světy zachránit!

Eo, a teenage shape-shifter; Adom, a boy from the sixth century; and Jay, a girl from the twenty-second century, are connected by a deadly time-travel game where only one can emerge victorious.

"It's the harshest winter anyone can remember, and the vast waterways of the Fens are frozen solid, transformed into an Ice Road. Ideal conditions for a surprise invasion by young King Arnald s banished uncle! Even Wickit Monastery is under threat - a bitter illness has struck down almost all the Brothers and a ghost walks across the snow. How can the orphan Pip, and Perfect, the stone gargoyle, save the Brothers, their friend the King and their country?

There s been a series of mysterious thefts from the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow . . . Despite maximum security measures, the thief is yet to be caught and the stolen objects appear to vanish into thin air, never to be seen again. But Slightly Jones, detective in training, isn t daunted by the lack of clue. She s more concerned about the stories of ghosts in a nearby graveyard. Could the two be connected? [...] fun and fast-paced mystery novel, with a strong sense of time and place. Scotland Children s Choice Fans of adventures will enjoy this historical mystery with its very contemporary heroine. The Scotsman Joan Lennon has created detective stories which will grip the modern reader while preserving the best of their Victorian setting. The Bookbag The story romps along, drawing in assorted snippets of Glasgow s history on the way. Books for Keeps

The arrival of a circus kangaroo named Cynthia transforms Kevin's mundane life into an adventure. Known as the Mistress of 1,000 Disguises, Cynthia seeks refuge in Kevin's bedroom while she embarks on a quest to discover her true identity. The story is enriched with black-and-white illustrations, adding a visual charm to this whimsical tale of friendship and self-discovery.

In a nightmare that never seems to end, Pip ends up in Fenland with the teenage King of England and a gargoyle named Perfect, and sets out to save them and get them all back to the safety of Wickit Abbey.

Sci fi meets prehistory in this extraordinary story of a time-travelling boy from the future who accidentally ends up in Neolithic Scotland.

"Trouble is heading for Wickit Monastery through the sweltering summer Fens from the King s court comes Cedric with a chip on his shoulder, and from the land of the Vikings, Rane, a beautiful Norse girl, arrives with her hulking henchmen.But what are they really here for? Pip the orphan and Perfect the stone gargoyle find themselves caught up in a mad search for buried treasure, which leads them right across the marshes, all the way to the dreaded Black Bog, the very last place they want to be.And all the while, they can t shake the feeling they re being watched "

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Three stories in one volume: 'The Ferret Princess', 'Wag and the King' and 'The Mucker's Tale'. Each tale takes you into a story of mischief and mayhem and more often than not, magic.