With the release of A Pirates’ Pact: A Kik and Mac Adventure, Sarah Branson has departed from her usual audience, diving head first into a middle-grade action-adventure. If you like pirates, sun-drenched islands and a Goonies worthy treasure hunt, then this is the book for you.
Fate and Furies
Helen Scheuerer
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For the past year, Althea Zoltaire has been roaming the midrealms in pursuit of the man she thought she loved, and who loved her in return. Wilder Hawthorne’s betrayal at the battle of Notos had shaken her to her core; and now, she was fast approaching the deadline etched in the Fate Stone around her neck. With only her anger fuelling her, she was determined to catch up with the fallen Warsword and make him pay for his crimes. But, was everything quiet as it seemed to be? Or would Thea find her world turned upside down again?
Elemental Uprising
Tamar Sloan and Heidi Catherine
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Hayze has woken up from the simulation, and wants nothing more than to return to it to save Aura, the love of his life. He knows that the Leaders of each of the four Quadrants have lied to the teens from his own Quadrant, Fire, and the teens from Water – swapping their memories and making them believe they were each other. Now, he knows the truth, and desperately wants to save – not only Aura – but the remaining five other teens from the simulation.
Kin Strife
Christopher Mitchell
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Lahnos is free of his captors, but is he free of the Bullan who want him to lead their own rebellion against the Dominion? All Lahnos wants is to return home to Zamata, Leona and Lord Sigum Mon Sigel. To do so would mean potentially killing the entire fleet of Bullan, something he baulks at, preferring to try to talk them into doing what he wants…
The Golden Needle
T. J. Carroll
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Dashi, an 18 year old woman is in prison for murdering two members of the gang who murdered her friends. Her days are numbered and she’s expecting to be executed any day now. But then, a strange nobleman breaks her out of prison to be his contender in the Khan’s race for a mysterious artefact; a golden statuette and the reward is riches beyond belief.
The Uncrowned King
Ayla Marie
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Leo, Cael, Saiph, Altair, Antares and Byrne have all escaped the Gold-eye domain island city of Wate – but at a cost that almost feels too high for the family to comprehend. They left Cass, the youngest of the Hael brothers, bleeding and broken on the shore of the river – pierced by the arrows of Cassien’s soldiers along with Byrne’s older sister, Elana
Elemental Games
Tamar Sloan and Heidi Catherine
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A broken world is separated into four quadrants – each one representing a different element; Air, Earth, Fire and Water
Grave Mistakes
J M Samland
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Gabriella is a sweet, if little naΓ―ve young woman who’s been hidden away from the wide world by her mother, Queen Venica of the Deadvale. But, for the first time, she’s been tasked with a quest – to head to the market town over the Crack, and fetch supplies…
Alice Ravenwood and the Tomb of Saint George
Orson Teller
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When thirteen year old Tom Crawley’s mild mannered, researcher parents go missing and are presumed dead following an accident, he’s sent to live with his never-heard-of-before, slightly eccentric, god mother, Mrs. Alice Ravenwood.
The Shadows of Wren
Jen Bliton
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Wren had always been anxious, struggling with self doubt and little belief in her magical abilities. The only thing she is sure of is the love of her adopted father, Viggo, the woman who helped raise her, and her Wizard mentor and chief librarian, Bergen.