The third book in Robert Jordan's internationally bestselling epic fantasy series THE WHEEL OF TIME now reissued with a stunning ...

A dragon. A boy. A journey. Firedrake a brave young dragon his loyal brownie friend Sorrel & a lonely boy called Ben are united as if by destiny. Together they embark on a magical journey to find the legendary place where silver dragons can live in peace for ever. With only a curious map & the whispered memories of an old dragon to guide them they fly across moonlit lands & seas to reach the highest mountains in the world. Along the way they discover extraordinary new friends in unlikely places & a courage they never knew they had. Just as well for the greatest enemy of all is never far behind them
- a heartless monster from the past who's been waiting a very long time to destroy the last dragons on earth.
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Humans & dragons are finally at peace & Creel is busy planning her wedding to Prince Luka. Then dragon queen Velika is kidnapped by rogue dragons in need of their own queen.. . Creel & Luka join Shardas King of the Dragons on a journey to the land of the dark forests to save their friend. Can they stop the kidnappers from imprisoning Velika for ever? & will Creel get her dream wedding after all? Funny heartfelt & action-packed new readers & returning fans alike will dive headlong into this wonderful dragon-filled adventure. ...

Seven years after the events of The Shadow Dragons John Jack & Charles are finally able to return to their beloved Archipelago of Dreams. But even as their return is celebrated by old friends new concerns shadow the reunion namely the threat of Echthroi the primordial Shadow but perhaps even worse the apparent splintering of Time itself. Now the Caretakers must fight against their most fearsome enemy ever & attempt to restore Time. They must journey through a forgotten door from the destroyed Keep of Time in order to seek out the Dragons Apprentice. If they fail it will mean the end of both of the worlds. But success will carry its own price
- a price that may be too high even for the Caretakers to bear.
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When Masterharper Zist takes over as Harper for Natalons coal-mining camp he takes with him his apprentice the orphaned mute Pellar & Pellars fire-lizard Chitter. Pellar has become a gifted tracker & Zist gives him his own mission
- to find out if the recent thefts of coal are the work of the Shunned criminals condemned to a life of wandering & hardship. Halla is one of the children of the Shunned. Though innocent of their parents crimes these children have inherited their cruel punishment. With no shelter when the lethal Thread falls again they will have no protection against it. Life is even tougher for Halla all her family are dead & she must fend for herself. Yet Halla is kind & gentle devoted to helping those more helpless than she unlike Tenim a fellow child of the Shunned. Tenim is in league with Tarik a crooked miner from Camp Natalon who helps him steal coal in exchange for a cut of the profit. But Tenim soon realizes there is a lot more to be made from firestone the volatile mineral that enables the dragons of Pern to burn Thread out of the sky. Tenim doesnt care what he has to do or whom he has to kill in order to corner the market. Cristov is Tariks son. Dishonored by his fathers greed & treachery he decides he must make amends somehow...even if it means risking his life by mining the volatile firestone which blows up at contact with the slightest drop of moisture. When the last remaining firestone mine explodes in flames a desperate race begins to find a new deposit of the deadly but essential mineral for without it there can be no defence against Thread. But Tenim has a murderous plan to turn the tragedy to his own advantage & only Pellar Halla & Cristov can stop him
- & ensure that there will be a future for all on the world of the Dragonriders.

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At last Troy seems within reach for Atticus the Storyteller who has been travelling through the ancient world gathering new friends & stories to share. Now he needs a ship
- which isnt easy so hes heard. But luckily he soon finds a willing captain & in return for a story
- or two
- secures his safe passage. Among the stories in THE DRAGONS TEETH are the tales of two of the greatest heroes that ever were: Jason (and his Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece) & Paris (who is in search of the fairest goddess of them all). A spirited collection full of daring & adventure vividly illustrated in full-colour.


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Although Lorana cured the dragons sickness so many died from the disease that there are no longer enough dragons to fight the deadly Thread & more dragons & their riders die each Threadfall. With their numbers dwindling Lorana made the decision to fly forward in time in a desperate bid to bring dragons from the future to fight Thread. She knew that jumping so far in time would result in her losing her baby but without her jump all life on Pern is doomed. Back at Telgar Weyr Fiona Kindan & Tmar realise what Lorana has done. They are desperately sad but two things give them hope. The first is that Fiona is expecting twins & the second the fact that all the dragonriders are exhausted a sign that they are Timing it
- existing elsewhere in space & time
- which gives them hope that Lorana has found a way through time to help them. Sure enough led by messages left for them by Lorana they fly through space to the Dawn Sisters the ships hanging in space that brought their ancestors to Pern. From there they look down at the beautiful planet & see a previously undiscovered continent
- this is where they are Timing it & where they are reunited with Lorana. Now they can increase the number & strength of the dragons before going back to their own time to fight Thread. Although Lorana found she couldnt break time she has found a way to cheat it.


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Introducing The Dragonology Chronicles
- a new series of four novels for children termed sure-to-be-addictive A by the press. The
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From a trip to the bottom of the fishbowl sea to an incredible adventure at the Dragon Olympics Emma & her not-so-froggy prince Eadric defy the wily witches & wizards of the magical world & prove that Emma is a witch very much worthy of her inherited powers as they search for ingredients to reverse the spell which turned poor Haywood into an otter in the first book. A fast-paced & hilarious companion to The Frog Princess. ...

The epic tale of the man destined to become Arthur High King of the Britons The Dark Ages: a time of chaos & bloodshed. The Roman legions have long deserted the Isles & the despotic Uther Pendragon High King of Celtic Britain is nearing death his kingdom torn apart by the jostling for his throne. Of unknown parentage Artorex in growing up in the household of his foster father Lord Ector. One day three strangers arrive & arrange for Artorex to be taught the martial skills of the warrior; blade & shield horse & fire pain & bravery. When they return years later Artorex is not only trained in the arts of battle he is also a married man. The country is in desperate straits for the great cities of the east are falling to the menace of the Saxon hordes. Artorex becomes a war chieftain & wins many battles that earns him the trust of his Celtic warriors & proves that Artorex alone can unite the tribes. But if he is to fulfil his destiny & become the High King of the Britons Artorex must find Uther's crown & sword. The future of Britain is at stake. ...