Books with author Linda McNabb

Jaelah longs for adventure.In her village underground, Jaelah knows she doesn't want to be a crystal runner. Not for her a life of filling crystals with light and life. No! Jaelah wants adventure - she wants to mix with the surface dwellers like her grandfather.The dimming of their light source gives Jaelah the chance she's been looking for.Dragging her twin brother, Aydan, behind her - she sets off to seek answers.She discovers their problems are not all that is wrong and that, in these times of terrifying change, the twins must work together with Kaen, prince of the surface dwellers, to save both their worlds.An adventure quest with magic and dragons that will keep you entertained and wishing you could go there!

Katira is living three lives. One as a big sister to her family who rely on her for everything, another as a servant in the royal castle and the third as a thief. When she is given yet another to add to the list it takes her on a hectic search to rob a dragon. The only person she can rely on for help is someone who has the power to destroy everything she holds dear.Will this quest be too much for Katira and will she have to return home empty-handed with her other three lives in tatters as well?

What lives beyond the border? Something is following Quin...When Quin is called up to be a keeper of the Maze he knows there will be trouble. He is the only one in his entire world who can't do any magic - what use could he be?But something is wrong - the border is failing and the Maze will soon take over the entire land...Quin must go in search of the Keeper of the Maze before it is too late!

Jasper Street was used to danger but lately he had far more of it than he wanted. Now a disgraced clairvoyant and on the run from some rather ruthless thugs, Jasper thought things couldn’t get much worse. But when he chances across a mysterious coin he discovers that his talents for telling the future did not extend to his own! Trapped in a world where everyone expects him to be their saviour, Jasper struggles to save himself, let alone an entire world that he hadn’t even known existed.Street's CornerJasper pulled his thin jacket tighter as if it would somehow keep both the cold and the crowds away from him. His heavy winter jacket had been stolen while he slept last night. He supposed he was lucky not to lose his shoes as well.This was a new city block and he hadn’t worked out the rules yet. Who had claimed what streets and where he could sleep. What city it was — he had no idea. It did look familiar but it could be anywhere. It was just a city like all the rest he had been to in the last six months. He had stowed away on trains, boats and buses so it could be anywhere in the world. Keep moving. Keep moving. That was his mantra now and he lived by it. He had to if he had any chance of keeping ahead of those who were tracking him. His stomach growled and he stumbled on a kerb as he crossed the street. It was beginning to rain and it was already night. He didn’t want to be out on the streets for a second night. A poster on a bus stop wall caught his attention. His picture dominated the once full-colour poster with a crowd of clapping people in the background. The poster was old, torn and weather worn. He barely recognised the clean-shaven, well-dressed young man in the picture. He was only ten years older than the fresh-faced fourteen year old on the poster but it seemed a lifetime ago.He laughed out loud and saw the furtive, scared looks of those pedestrians near him. It had sounded as grim and hopeless as he felt. He was living on the streets where he had started his career. If he wasn’t in such a dire situation he would have found it quite ironic.Voices drifted out an open shop door and he turned to see a display of televisions in the window. All of them were on the same channel and a well-presented news anchor was delivering the news with an expressionless face. He paused in the doorway, not only for the heat that was seeping out into the street, but because the face in the top section of the screen was one very familiar to him.‘… And Mr Park’s fortunes continue to tumble as his investors abandon him. His multi-billion empire has been in free fall since his connection with drug trafficking was revealed last year on the often controversial Hollywood sensation show, Jasper Street — A Private Audience.’The image changed to a short clip of Jasper’s hit TV show and the moment Park went pale as his secrets were exposed.‘Once the darling of Hollywood’s elite, Mr Street has not been seen in almost six months and there are fears for his safety. Allegations about his own unsavoury past have also surfaced…’‘Off with you!’ the shopkeeper shouted. He swept a broom at Jasper’s feet and ushered him out of the doorway. ‘You’ll scare off my customers. The homeless shelter is down the next street!’Jasper kept his head down and moved off into the dark streets. The last thing he needed was an attention seeking citizen phoning the media to say they had spotted Jasper Street.

In a world where they can be sung into submission by dragon charmers, people have forgotten the true power of dragons... but when feral red dragons seize a royal prince, that power threatens everything.Logan lives with Zared, and elderly and absent-minded wizard, in Shanoria - the Kingdom of the Dragons. His closest friend is Alyxa, a dragon charmer with the rare gift of soothing and commanding dragons. But not all dragons are tame, and when feral Reds kidnap the crown prince, Logan and Alyxa are thrust into a fast-paced adventure.www.mcnabbnz.com

All three books in this series - in one volume! Are you looking for a light fantasy read suitable for the entire family? One that will take you to a place of magic and dragons... Read it as an adult, read it to your younger children, or read alone as a confident reader. You won't be disappointed! Mountains of Fire In a world where they can be sung into submission by dragon charmers, people have forgotten the true power of dragons... but when feral red dragons seize a royal prince, that power threatens everything. Logan lives with Zared, and elderly and absent-minded wizard, in Shanoria - the Kingdom of the Dragons. His closest friend is Alyxa, a dragon charmer with the rare gift of soothing and commanding dragons. But not all dragons are tame, and when feral Reds kidnap the crown prince, Logan and Alyxa are thrust into a fast-paced adventure. Valley of Silver In the exciting sequel to Mountains of Fire, the spell binding the fearsome Red Dragons is weakening, and when they break free they will seek a terrible revenge. With the help of Silverhorn and Braveheart, Logan and Alyxa flee in search of Logan's long-lost parents, who hold the key to defeating the red dragons. With Logan unable to do magic, and his elderly wizard grandfather losing his memory, the future looks grim... But Logan refuses to give in and together with Alyxa, Myles and Eric he battles the red dragons once more. Caverns of Gold It has been a year since the red and gold dragons were defeated at Silver Haven. They thought they had seen the last of the dragons... When Logan realises that the threat of the dragons from The Rift is still very real, he goes in search of Zared to put it right... But Zared is gone and the fate of Silver Haven rests on Logan and his friends. In the exciting conclusion to the Dragon Charmers series, Logan must travel down to the heart of the home of the dragons - the Caverns of Gold!

There's something odd about Toby, and it's not just his purple eyes or his amazing ability to talk to Klel, the dragon tied up in the castle courtyard.He's been sacked from every job at the castle and his new job as page to the mysterious Prince Blase is his last chance to avoid a cold winter in the poorhouse.Then Toby learns a terrible secret that Blaise holds in a stone pendant and the prince's deadly plans for Klel. But Toby finds he has amazing skills that might just be able to help...

In a world where dragons can be sung into submission by dragon charmers, people have forgotten the true power of dragons... and they are about to pay the price.In the exciting sequel to Mountains of Fire, the spell binding the fearsome Red Dragons is weakening, and when they break free they will seek a terrible revenge. With the help of Silverhorn and Braveheart, Logan and Alyxa flee in search of Logan's long-lost parents, who hold the key to defeating the red dragons.With Logan unable to do magic, and his elderly wizard grandfather losing his memory, the future looks grim... But Logan refuses to give in and together with Alyxa, Myles and Eric he battles the red dragons once more.

Toby, the dragon's apprentice, lives in Dragon Valley where he is learning magic from his master, Klel the dragon. But when he does magic, disastrous things happen. The dragons are struck by a mysterious illness and the gates to other worlds start opening, leaking magic and threatening to destroy the dragons' valley.The only hope is for Toby, and his good friend Sanelle, to find the ancient dragon stone that was stolen many years ago.The continuing story of Toby, Sanelle and Klel the mighty dragon will delight and enthral dragon-lovers looking for an exciting fire-breathing adventure with wings.

Have you got a shadow? Then hold onto it... before it betrays you!Elves who live secretly in the midst of the human world are known as shadows. After a near miss on the king during a royal hunt, the rumour is spread that the elves were trying to kill the king. Now elves live in constant fear. The king's shadow hunters seek to capture and lock them up.Rhonan and his sister, Dyahn, are half-human half-elf and when they sneak away to play with the wild ponies on the moors, they accidentally lead the shadow hunters back to their family.In a twisting, turning tale of dragons, magic stones and broken promises, they must try to save their parents from the wrath of the king. This story is best read after The Dragon's Apprentice - but stands alone as well.

Enter the Circle of Dreams - If You DareRuneweaver The search is on for a new king or queen. The search is also on for runeweavers who can help contenders navigate the Circle of Dreams and win the throne. Timeweaver The quest for the new king or queen in the Circle of Dreams has ended in disaster. The circle was destroyed and a fury of storm dragons has been released. They are determined to wreak vengeful havoc on the world. Starweaver After a long period of disruption Willow Castle has been rebuilt. But now the days seem unnaturally long. When the sky fills with shooting stars Princess Guyan provides the chilling answer. Time is slowing down and will soon come to a complete standstill.