“Death is more universal than life. Everyone dies, but not everyone lives” Summary August, 1611. Jack Fletcher is shipwrecked off the coast of Japan – his beloved father and the crew lie slaugh...Read More
“We have nothing to fear but fear itself,” Otto replied. “Oh, and a megalomaniacal headmaster, the world’s deadliets assassin, giant mutated plant monsters, an international cartel of supervil...Read More
“I’m sure that there must have been times when you have read books or watched films and found yourself secretly wishing for the villain to win. Why? Isn’t that against the rules by which our soc...Read More
Summary Jess Aarons lives in a small town called Lark Creek and has a hard family life. He likes to draw and to run, and is kind of lonely; he’s out-of-place in his family and the only person he rea...Read More
It had been a poor harvest in Scanlon Estate. The wheat crop had been meagre at best, and the apple orchards had been savaged by a blight that left three-quarters of the fruit blemished and rotting on...Read More
It had been a long, hard three days. Will had been on a tour of the villages surrounding Castle Redmont. It was something he did on a regular basis, keeping in touch with the villagers and their headm...Read More
“Avanti!” The command rang out over the sun-baked earth of the parade ground and the triple files of men stepped out together. At each stride, their iron-nailed sandals hit the ground in perfect u...Read More
There was a raw wind blowing off the small harbor. It carried the salt of the sea with it, and the smell of imminent rain. The lone rider shrugged. Even though it was late summer, it seemed to have be...Read More
He already had a fair idea who it would be. And even as he spoke, his guess was confirmed as a bay horse and a tall rider trotted out of the trees some hundred metres ahead of him to wait at the cross...Read More
‘You know, I rather think I agree,’ said a voice from behind him. Gundar leapt to his feet and spun round, his hand dropping to the sword at his belt. ‘Thurak’s horns!’ he cried. ‘Where th...Read More