Books with author A.J. Stewart

The best stories all seem to have happened long ago or far away, but Poplar Morgan never dreamed that those were real times and places. That is, she didn’t until the day she fell through a cellar door into a land called Faraway. Then things like magick and fairies, or dragons and goblins were all too real. This Faraway place was as frightening as it was magical. There was trouble there that Poppy wasn’t sure she wanted anything to do with. The goblins had taken over and they held the people of Faraway prisoner behind walls of ice, where it was always winter. Poppy had the Winter Stone, though, and they told her this was the key to breaking the goblin’s spell. But getting the stone where it needed to be would be an adventure filled with danger. Even if she was brave enough to try, Poppy was afraid she wasn’t strong enough to save Faraway. Unfortunately, she was their last chance.

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A little boy loves to make things, but they never turn out right. So he decides to buy an aeroplane kit: with instructions and everything, what could possibly go wrong? But instead of an aeroplane he ends up with a very big, very hairy, real-life mammoth that can FLY! So begins an amazing, breath-taking adventure to the Arctic and back... and this little boy finally begins to appreciate his talent for making the wrong thing! A joyful celebration of the creative impulse and the power of the imagination -- wherever it may lead!

Ever since her first adventure on Faraway, Poplar Morgan has wanted to be a witch, and to learn to cast spells. If she’d had any idea how boring learning magick could be, she might have changed her mind! But then, she wouldn’t have been on the Ilse of Thyme when danger arrived, and she wouldn’t have had a summer adventure trying to escape from it and save her new friends at the same time. Each spell she casts, thinking this will be the one to win the day, seems to misfire, until she learns the secret a giant’s witch is keeping. But will she be a strong enough witch by then to work a spell to save all the magick on Faraway?

While returning home from a short break, John and Jenny's car broke down on a remote country road, in the middle of a thunder storm. As they faced having to seek refuge from the storm at the only property in sight, an old, eerie mansion house, they felt like they were stuck in the middle of a typical horror movie from the 1970s. As the night progressed, their fears were eventually forgotten, until they returned home, where their worst nightmare became reality.This short story is also available in the book 'Terror Twister - Horror Stories with a Twist'

The first of the three-part All Saints series introduces Jimmy, a kid with a whole lot of problems. Adulthood glitters on a distant horizon, beyond the bored gazes of distracted parents and teachers, and the blood, dust and taunts of the playground. But perhaps freedom isn’t out of reach, after all. When Jimmy changes schools he encounters a pack of boys who seem to be everything he isn’t; strong, fearless, and just as untouchable as the adults in their exclusive mystical universe. More than anything, Jimmy longs to belong. Surrounded by petty crims, racists, bullies and the broken dreams of every generation before him, true friendship is a rare commodity. Jimmy might prove himself worthy, but the relentless weight of survival could test even the strongest loyalties.

School is out and Jimmy is finally free. In book two of the three-part All Saints series, we find our young hero flipping burgers in a grease joint. But for all the cow guts and blow flies, life has never been sweeter. He’s in a band, meeting girls and generally doing everything he can to abuse the freedoms of adulthood, without being encumbered by its responsibilities. Of course, every story needs a bad guy. When rival band De-Funkt hit the scene with their bullish front man Kane and his new wave electro, Jimmy is determined to show them—and Kane’s girlfriend, Anna—what real music sounds like.It was all meant to be a bit of fun, but in Jimmy’s world a lark can turn serious with a single look. Kane has secrets to keep, and the last thing he needs is a loud mouth sniffing around Anna, or the money she makes him. Both boys will do anything they can to win, and the battle of the bands may just spill out onto the streets

A new world where magic bursts through of every seam and crack. Where friend and foe alike are just as potentially vicious and definitely just as deadly. The trouble? How exactly does one tell friend from foe. As dreams give way to visions, Seth finds himself with a new mysterious object in hand and continues down the ever spiraling rabbit hole that destiny has cast him into. Dangerous threats arise and powerful beings calling themselves ally rush to the aid of the dwindling Roderick line, the Agatti clan, and inevitably the fate of an entire magical realm.Scarlet Legacy: The Divine Heart, the second in the Scarlet Legacy series, follows its fantasy adventure roots for young readers and leads them on an incredible journey of self discovery and trust. The Divine Heart explores a world barely touched in Ancestor’s Call and aims to capture the mind and imagination of readers (young and old alike) and take them on exhilarating ride fraught with danger, pulse pounding action, and living, breathing characters that leap right off of the page and directly in to your heart.

The Feltons are a family with a long lineage stretching back beyond the Norman Conquest. They now have a daughter, Ianthe, but prior to her birth Tobias, or Toby, was fostered and then adopted as their heir after he had miraculously survived the sinking of a refugee ship by a German U-Boat. Then, someone who is clearly Toby's twin turns up as an under-gardener. He had been fostered by a Scottish couple, now dead. There is now general and disturbed confusion on everyone's part - including the boys themselves. Stewart explores magnificently the nature of the complicated relationships, including those from outside of the family such as Toby's lover; the irony of the situation; and the many ramifications of class and culture in the absurd situation the characters find themselves.

The exciting sequel to A Winter Adventure begins when Winter ends too soon and Summer is too tired to stay awake for long. As Summer and Winter begin to fight over who should get to sleep, snow storms blow and sun scorches. Warm summer rain becomes winter ice, sometimes in the same day. This wild weather gives Poplar Morgan an idea. A good idea. A grand idea. A wildly wonderful idea that would change the world of Faraway forever. Except, she needs to get to an island called Long Ago and find Mother Nature before she can find a way to bring Spring to Faraway, and Alec is too afraid of Poppy’s mother to dare take Poppy there. So, what’s a daring girl to do when she has the best of ideas? She sneaks away with a new friend, of course! But when Poppy and Bran Thornstead find Mother Nature and think the adventure is almost over, they find out that it has just begun! Trolls, giants, irritating little goblins, and crazy weather won’t stop her, because Poppy will do whatever is necessary to bring a lovely new season to life.