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Author interview with David Logan The League of Sharks is the lastest YA/Childrens book by award winning author David Logan, whose first book, Lost Christmas received some rave reviews. When I read the synopsis of The League of Sharks I knew it was a book for me. Mainly in the childrens section of fiction it is hard to come up with an interesting story that hasn't been told or isn't relayed to much to other published stories. And this is just what David Logan manages to do. The League of Sharks is a action packed, rivitting adventure story ready for the big screen!! Author bio: David Logan grew up on the south coast of England. He pursued a career in the film business and has worked as a screenwriter for the last thirteen years. In that time, he has worked for most of the major American studios. He lives in Hove, East Sussex. Quercus published his first novel, Lost Christmas , in 2011. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ...

The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud, Lockwood & Co #1 When the dead come back to haunt the living, Lockwood & Co. step in... For more than fifty years, the country has been affected by a horrifying epidemic of ghosts. A number of Psychic Investigations Agencies have sprung up to destroy the dangerous apparitions. Lucy Carlyle, a talented young agent, arrives in London hoping for a notable career. Instead she finds herself joining the smallest, most ramshackle agency in the city, run by the charismatic Anthony Lockwood. When one of their cases goes horribly wrong, Lockwood & Co. have one last chance of redemption. Unfortunately this involves spending the night in one of the most haunted houses in England, and trying to escape alive. Set in a city stalked by spectres, The Screaming Staircase is the first in a chilling new series full of suspense, humour and truly terrifying ghosts. Your nights will never be the same again... The Screaming Stair...

The Goblin’s Gift by Conrad Mason, Tales of Fayt #2 Joseph Grubb is the newest member of the Demon's Watch. He and his fellow watchmen protect Port Fayt, where humans live in peace alongside trolls, elves and fairies. And now the town needs them more than ever, because the almighty League of the Light has sent an armada to wipe it off the map. Fayt's only hope is to persuade the magical merfolk to fight with them. But the merfolk won't go to war. Not unless their princess is returned to them from the clutches of the most dangerous nine-year-old in the Ebony Ocean. It's up to Joseph and his friend Tabitha to rescue the mermaid princess... But a secret from Joseph's past is about to change everything. Last month I read the first book in the Tales of the Fyat, The Demon’s Watch. Here Conrad Mason introduced quite the energetic children’s story chockfull of elements that will undoubtedly appeal to their tastes, pirates accompanied by swashbuckling sword...

The Nightmare Factory by Lucy Jones Andrew and Poppy Lake thought they were safe in their own bed. They were wrong. Stolen from their dreams by an unknown force they wake up trapped in a strange world parallel to our own. There, the evil Vesuvius rules over the Nightmare Factory with his army of shadowmares, extracting fear from children to create nightmares all over the earth. But Vesuvius want more. He wants power. He wants Andrew… After finishing MetaWars 3.0 Battle of the Immortal, I saw in the back the mention of The Nightmare Factory and that it was a recommendation if you enjoyed Metawars, it’s one of my favourite series this year and lasts. Orchard Book kindly provided me with a review copy of The Nightmare Factory. The Nightmare Factory is written by 25-year-old author Lucy Jones, she has been writing since she was 12 and The Nightmare Factory is her debut children’s book. The Nightmare Factory starts of with a scene where you meet up with the main protagoni...