"Something is menacing Mundham Farm. Does it come from outside, or from within? Who or what are the Samdhya, the supernatural people described in the old handwritten diaries Tom finds in his uncle's house? As Tom starts to uncover the truth, he is confronted with a stark choice: on the one hand, infinite power; on the other, freedom. Which will he choose?"--Back cover
The story follows Meg Lewis as she embarks on a journey to free the ghost of a young boy, leading her to unravel deep mysteries that transcend time and space. Faced with a critical choice, she grapples with the weight of her decision—whether to prioritize her own survival or to take a stand for the greater good of the world.
When Simon's little sister is mysteriously snatched away to a dark otyher world, he is sent by a golden messenger on a duzzying quest to get her back. With him is Flora, whose brother has also vanished and a strange boy who rescues them from a violent attack. To enter the Land of the Broken King they must complete three tasks: Eat the Shadow, Steal the Sun, Break the Air. But how do they even begin? And what lies in wait for them in the Land of the Broken King?
You are the chosen ones from the other land who will come to seek their siblings and with the hunting horn and the sunsword tear the king's shadow and overthrow the Broken King.' Simon and Flora have reached the land of the Broken King in search of their siblings. But here, nothing is quite what it seems. Who can Simon and Flora trust? What does Pike, their mysterious companion, stand to gain? As rumours of war and revolution swirl around them, and as the sinister Knight of the Swan dogs their every move, the pair must confront their terrifying final task. And if they can free their siblings, will they then be able to open the way between the worlds, and return home?
It's a thrilling tale of adventure, and an opportunity for young readers to engage with and learn more about classical mythology.
From acclaimed children's author Philip Womack (The Double Axe) comes this YA adventure set in the legendary past: three friends must find the magical Arrow of Apollo before evil consumes the world
‘Immensely informative, wrapped in an engagingly casual tone, complemented by more than a dash of the bizarre. You’d be barking to miss it.’ Professor Michael Scott The Greeks and the Romans laid the foundations of so much of what we read, listen to and watch today, from the baked pies of Game of Thrones to the Lotus-eaters of Love Island. In this unique introduction, Womack leads his beloved lurcher Una (and us) on a fleet-footed odyssey through the classical world. You’ll learn to tell your Odysseus from your Oedipus, your Polyxena from your Polydorus…but the story of the hunting dogs that tore their own master apart may be best left for another day.
