A bestselling fantasy adventure about two teens from two very different worlds who must work together to save the universe. The companion novel to the bestselling Deep Secret. Arianrhod Hyde's world (or Roddy as she prefers to be called) is very much the world of magic pageantry & ritual. Presiding over all the most important person is the Merlin who is entrusted with the magical health of the Isles of Blest. Nick Mallory's world is much more familiar
- at least it starts off being our own. But Nick's not the ordinary 15 year old he seems as he slips sideways into something he thinks is a dream
- but in fact is another world entirely. Now Nick's been on other worlds before (although never alone) but he's a confident type. Maybe a bit too confident... In Roddy's world the current Merlin expires & a new one takes his place. Yet something is wrong
- the rituals have been upset & nothing is going the way it should. Roddy needs help & Nick might be the one to do it
- even if he can't use magic... Their stories unfold side-by-side & the Merlin Conspiracy thickens
- two stories combining until the mystery is finally revealed. Compelling howlingly funny in places mind-boggling
- this story will wow Diana Wynne Jones fans all around the world (and probably in other universes too).





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This is a story of mysterious magical events overtaking a sleepy Dorset village of a young man whose crippling injuries have given him unexpected powers of a noble dragon a wizard reincarnated a terrible burden & a frightening responsibility. Beautifully told The Merlin Legacy will delight anyone who would like to believe that there is more to the forces of nature than science can tell us. ...

A spellbinding action-packed book covering three exciting episodes of the hit TV show! The powerful enchantress Morgause arrives in Camelot. Set on destroying the bond between Uther & his son she revives the seven deadly Knights of Medhir. While Arthur & Merlin ride out to face the Knights everyone in Camelot is plunged into a deep & impenetrable sleep
- everyone but Morgana. Desperate for a cure Merlin is forced to beg for the Great Dragons help but it comes at a price: the Dragons freedom. Why has Morgana escaped the effects of this powerful magic? & once free will the Great Dragon wreak its vengeance on Camelot once & for all?
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While in hiding at a remote convent a kings daughter sees a magical being dragging a shipwrecked man to the shore. The creature is a mermaid princess
- the youngest daughter of the Sea Queen
- but she shares more with her human counterpart than her royal blood. By saving a young mans life both women have sacrificed their hearts. In one moment the lives of the princesses mortal & mermaid are transformed forever.

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Lizzy Baxter is thrilled when her family moves to Cornwall
- she's always loved the beach. Lizzy doesn't realise but she has a
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Enter a magical world of friendship & fun! In the fourth book of the exciting new Secret Kingdom series Ellie Summer & Jasmine are set for a magical adventure deep beneath the sea! Can they help their new underwater friends save the enchanted Wishing Pearl from mean Queen Malice & her naughty storm sprites? Secret Kingdom is a brand new series full of the things girls love most: special friendships secrets & magical adventures. Newly confident readers will be swept away by the magical stories of three children whose courage & resourcefulness save a fantastical land from disaster. Full of all the things little girls love best: special friendships secrets & magical adventures all set in an incredible kingdom! Eye-catching illustrations throughout. Become best friends with Ellie Summer & Jasmine
- plus Trixi the pixie! Help Ellie Summer & Jasmine save the Secret Kingdom from wicked Queen Malice & her naughty storm sprites. A new exciting adventure in each & every book.
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A desperate childhood. An uncertain past. One chance at happiness.. . Born into poverty & living under the roof of her violent & abusive brother-in-law young Kitty Cox dreams of working in a women's dress shop in the West End
- a million miles away from the reality of her life as a mud-lark scavenging on the banks of the Thames. Fate soon intervenes & Kitty finds herself working as a skivvy for Sir Desmond & Lady Arabella Mableton in Mayfair. Bullied by the kitchen maids Kitty is soon taken under Lady Arabella's wing & for the first time in her life Kitty dares to hope. But Lady ' Bella' has a secret & unable to live with her domineering husband she decides to leave fighting for custody of their daughter Leonie. Kitty will do anything for her mistress but her loyalty is severely tested as all their lives are thrown into turmoil & Kitty faces a life of poverty & hardship in the slums of the East End once more.. .
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Louis is a vampire tortured by guilt. His status as a killer has left him conflicted for much of his immortal life but after the murder of Claudia his beloved child vampire he spirals into a state of depression. & in a moment of desperation he decides to bring her back with the help of the beautiful witch Merrick. To save Louis' sanity Merrick must use black magic to call up the ghost of Claudia
- however dangerous this may be. But in the dark unknown of the underworld there are other spirits who will not lie still & her search takes her close to the edge of peril.
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It's a snowy Christmas Eve & Detective Alex Cross is at home celebrating with his family. Nana Mama's famous pecan pie is in the oven & the kids are hanging their favourite ornaments on the tree. Just as Alex's wife Bree emerges from the kitchen with a bowl of homemade eggnog his phone rings with news that shatters the night: at a nearby home a family has been taken hostage
- & the situation is spiralling out of control fast. Alex rushes to the scene & confronts the unthinkable: a father is threatening to murder his own children & his ex-wife. Then just as the insanity peaks a second horrific situation explodes
- one that no one could have foreseen & that puts millions of people at risk. This is a red alert of the darkest kind & Alex is forced to make a decision that could end as many lives as it saves
- including his own. Merry Christmas Alex Cross" is James Patterson's most shocking " Alex Cross" novel yet: a breakneck-paced & heart-pounding adrenaline rush of a thriller."


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Its a snowy Christmas Eve & Detective Alex Cross is at home celebrating with his family. Nana Mamas famous pecan pie is in the oven & the kids are hanging their favourite ornaments on the tree. Just as Alexs wife Bree emerges from the kitchen with a bowl of homemade eggnog his phone rings with news that shatters the night: at a nearby home a family has been taken hostage
- & the situation is spiralling out of control fast. Alex rushes to the scene & confronts the unthinkable: a father is threatening to murder his own children & his ex-wife. Then just as the insanity peaks a second horrific situation explodes
- one that no one could have foreseen & that puts millions of people at risk. This is a red alert of the darkest kind & Alex is forced to make a decision that could end as many lives as it saves
- including his own. Merry Christmas Alex Cross" is James Pattersons most shocking " Alex Cross" novel yet: a breakneck-paced & heart-pounding adrenaline rush of a thriller."


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