Raven Black is the first book in Ann Cleeves' Shetland series -- which is now the major BBC1 drama starring Douglas Henshall SHETL&. It is a cold January morning & Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a vivid splash of colour on the white ground ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbour Catherine Ross. As Fran opens her mouth to scream the ravens continue their deadly dance.. . The locals on the quiet island stubbornly focus their gaze on one man -- loner & simpleton Magnus Tait. But when police insist on opening out the investigation a veil of suspicion & fear is thrown over the entire community. For the first time in years Catherine's neighbours nervously lock their doors whilst a killer lives on in their midst. Also available in the Shetland series are White Nights Red Bones Blue Lightning & Dead Water. Ann Cleeves' Vera Stanhope series (ITV television drama VERA) contains five titles of which The Glass Room is the most recent. ...

This is the first book in a brand new series from bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater. Fans of SHIVER (9781407115009) LINGER (9781407121086) & FOREVER (9781407121116) will love this new quartet! Blue has spent the majority of her sixteen years being told that if she kisses her true love he will die. When Blue meets Gansey's spirit on the corpse road she knows there is only one reason why
- either he is her true love or she has killed him. Determined to find out the truth Blue becomes involved with the Raven Boys four boys from the local private school (lead by Gansey) who are on a quest to discover Glendower
- a lost ancient Welsh King who is buried somewhere along the Virginia ley line. Whoever finds him will be granted a supernatural favour. Never before has Blue felt such magic around her. But is Gansey her true love? She can't imagine a time she would feel like that & she is adamant not to be the reason for his death. Where will fate lead them

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Once there was a Postman who fell in love with a Raven. So begins the tale of a postman who encounters a fledgling raven while on the edge of his route & decides to take her home. The unlikely couple falls in love & conceives a child
- an extraordinary raven girl trapped in a human body. The raven girl feels imprisoned by her arms & legs & covets wings & the ability to fly. Betwixt & between she reluctantly grows into a young woman until one day she meets an unorthodox doctor who is willing to change her. One of the world's most beloved storytellers has created a dark fairytale full of wonderment & longing. Illustrated with Audrey Niffenegger's bewitching etchings & paintings Raven Girl" explores the bounds of transformation & possibility."
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Hey Kitty Slade here just checking in again. I was getting pretty used to seeing you know dead people
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Back in 1964 Peter Redburn & his best friend Richard had spent a golden summer holiday playing out their special game
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Hodder Literature: an exciting series of literature titles for Key Stage 3 for whole class use. Before the beginning was the gate. & five gatekeepers. Four boys. One girl. The night of everlasting darkness is drawing in. The gate is about to o pen. The gatekeepers must return. After getting in trouble with the police 14-year-old Matt Freeman finds himself being fostered by the sinister Jayne Deverill as part of the mysterious LEAF project. Theres something strange going on in his new home too
- villagers dropping dead all roads leading back to the same place & the spine-tingling whispering he hears in the dead of night. Matt has spent his whole life denying his special powers but hes now forced to accept he might be inextricably mixed up with the fight against the forces of evil
- the Old Ones & the opening of Ravens Gate. The only help comes in the form of a secret organisation called the Nexus (the guardians of the Five gatekeepers) & also a sceptical young journalist. But ultimately the responsibility of saving the world from the Old Ones rests with Matt. >

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Matt has always known he has unusual powers. Raised in foster care he is sent to Yorkshire on a rehabilitation programme only to find himself in the midst of sinister goings-on. Matt investigates & uncovers a terrible secret
- eight guardians are protecting the world from the Old Ones beings banished long ago by five children. But devil worshippers want to let the Old Ones back in...
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This is an atmospheric graphic-novel adaptation of the number 1 bestseller Raven's Gate" from the creator of " Alex Rider". Sent to Yorkshire on a rehabilitation programme Matt Freeman finds himself in the midst of a sinister conspiracy of witchcraft & murder. He uncovers a terrible secret: the Old Ones
- monstrous godlike beings once banished from our world
- are trying to return. Matt is about to discover that he alone stands between the forces of evil & the annihilation of humanity... Featuring striking high-contrast black-&-white art with vibrant splashes of colour this distinctive graphic novel captures the brooding atmosphere of the bestselling book."

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The first book in a thrilling Viking trilogy that launched the career of acclaimed historical novelist Giles Kristian
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Eight hundred years have passed since King Connavar of the Rigante & his bastard son Bane defeated the invading army of Stone. In that time Connavar has become a legend & the Rigante have lost the freedom so many gave their lives to preserve. A conquered people they live & die under the iron rule of the Varlish their culture all but destroyed. One woman remains who follows the ancient paths once trod by the Rigante. She is the Wyrd of Wishing Tree Wood & she alone knows the nature of the evil soon to be unleashed on a doomed & unsuspecting world. In a perilous land facing an uncertain destiny she pins her initial hopes on two men: Jaim Grymauch the giant Rigante fighter a man haunted by his failure to save the friend he loved from betrayal & Kaelin Ring a youth whose deadly talents will earn him the enmity of all Varlish. One will become the Ravenheart an outlaw leader whose daring exploits will inspire the Rigante. The other will forge a legend & light the fires of rebellion. The Wyrd knows that ultimately all hopes will rest on a third man. Of the bloodline of Connavar the King he will need to overcome generations of fear & hatred if he is to achieve his destiny. For he is a Varlish nobleman &
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- the son of the Rigantes greatest enemy...

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