“Do you trust me?”
When Anna’s dirt bike pulled up alongside late one summer’s evening, Harry grasped the opportunity to escape the city and his troubles, but he never imagined the mysterious girl would lead him across the galaxy to another world.
Transported via the Ring of Stones to a planet reflecting a visionary Earth, the friends embark on an intricate pursuit of the truth about what really happened to their missing parents, all the while struggling to remain one step ahead of the sinister Authorities.
It was raining yet again and Peter was bored. Lucky enough to live in a large palace, he decides to explore some of the old quarters. There he finds a small door hidden behind a curtain that opens onto a realm beneath the palace. Finding himself shrunk to a fraction of his normal size, he enters the Enchanted Cavern, a magical place filled with animals, each with their own special ability. Peter embarks on a fantastic adventure that sees him making many wonderful friends, whom he leads in defence of their underground world from attack by an invading force.
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Peter and the Enchanted Cavern is the second novel by children?s fiction writer Alexander Lawes, and will appeal to children of all ages. Alex lives in South Somerset with his wife and children.
Dragon Riders is an amazing adventure about three children caught up in a timeless war. Their lives are turned upside down by an attack on the monastery where they live. Their flight leads them into an encounter with a young dragon, which they save from certain death. Previously believing that dragons were solely part of mythology, they are rewarded with a flight on three full-grown dragons. The dragons leave them each with a bracelet, which shrink to fit and hence are unable to be removed. The war causes their paths to divide, and they encounter magic, the enemy, a variety of characters and eventual capture. Reunited through incarceration, they discover the secret of their dragon bracelets, calling on the dragons to rescue them. With the reappearance of the dragons, their involvement in the war increases as they seek to bring an end to the fighting.
The characters in this story are delightful, and are brought to life with the things they say and the actions they take, rather than simply through description. The story is written in a lovely, simple style that children will find easy to follow. Similarly, the plot is quick and captivating and the dragons especially are awe-inspiring. Their descriptions are bound to keep young children on the edge of their seats.
