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Books with author NICHOLAS%20FISK

  • Trillions

    Nicholas Fisk

    Hardcover (Pantheon Books, March 15, 1973)
    Before the military succeeds in destroying the strange, geometric objects from outer space, a thirteen-year-old boy learns to communicate with them and decides what to do with them.
  • On The Flip Side

    Nicholas Fisk

    (Gateway, Nov. 21, 2019)
    Lucas thinks his sister is barmy. She spends hours 'talking' to her pets. But when a world catastrophe threatens, Lettice's affinity with animals seems to offer a way of escape...
  • Trillions

    Nicholas Fisk

    Paperback (Puffin / Penguin Books, March 15, 1973)
    Before the military succeeds in destroying the strange, geometric objects from outer space, a thirteen-year-old boy learns to communicate with them and decides what to do with them.
  • Volcano: Book 5

    Nicholas Fisk

    eBook (Hodder Children's Books, Sept. 4, 2014)
    When the Starstormers accidentally blast off into space they head for the relative safety of the strange and unwelcoming planet of Volcano. Here they are delighted to be joined by their old allies - the veils of Moloch - who prove surprisingly useful. But they soon discover that the Octopus Emperor - determined to enslave or destroy them - is still pursuing them relentlessly. And under his influence the planet and its inhabitants are becoming increasingly hostile. Finally, Ispex comes up with a plan to destroy the Emperor once and for all. Something so far-fetched that it might just work. But is there time before the Tyrannopolis battleship strikes its final, fatal blows? And can the Starstormers make the huge sacrifice the plan demands?
  • Grinny;: A novel of science fiction

    Nicholas Fisk

    Hardcover (T. Nelson, Jan. 1, 1974)
    Eleven-year-old Tim records the strange events that occur during Great Aunt Emma's visit and his growing conviction about her true identity.
  • Grinny

    Nicholas Fisk

    1975 (PUFFIN BOOKS, March 1, 1975)
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  • Space Hostages

    Nicholas Fisk

    Paperback (Puffin, Aug. 30, 1970)
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  • A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair

    Nicholas FISK

    Hardcover (Crown, March 15, 1982)
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  • Monster Maker

    Nicholas Fisk

    Paperback (Hodder Children's Books, Oct. 21, 1999)
    When 14 year old Matt lands a job with his hero - world-famous monster maker, Chancey Balogh - he can't believe his luck! Chancey has made lifesize mechanical monsters for Hollywood blockbusters and his reputation for scaring the living daylights out of audiences is legendary. But as soon as he starts work, Matt is plagued by bad luck. First some local boys get wind of his new job and his new money and decide to launch a full-on bullying campaign and then one night they break into the studios, determined to sabotage years of skillled craftsmanship. In a terrifying ordeal, where Matt suffers severe hallucinations, he sees the monsters come to life. But when he recovers from his concussion he cannot tell whether this actually happened or not. And neither can we . . .
  • A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair

    Nicholas Fisk

    Paperback (Oxford University Press, Sept. 15, 1999)
    A gripping science-fiction novel set at the end of the 22nd century. The birthrate is falling following a nuclear power plant leak, and the government have begun manufacturing 'Reborns', new people from old. Brin, an arrogant twelve-year-old, is sent to live with a Reborn family, who have beenrecreated from 1940, to monitor the experiment. Initially he fears and dislikes them, but gradually becomes friends and tries to save them when the government decide to terminate the experiment.
  • A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair

    Nicholas Fisk

    Paperback (Oxford University Press, Nov. 9, 2000)
    A thrilling futuristic novel set at the end of the 22nd century. The government is cloning new people and has manufactured a 1940s wartime family who are unaware that nothing they know is real. Our hero is sent to monitor these 'Reborns' and gradually becomes aware of a horrible underlyingsecret. A brilliant plot twist at the end turns the book on its head.An exciting sci-fi novel which will appeal especially to boy readers, with the topical subject of cloning. This extraordinarily prophetic 80's novel, which was published in the Oxford Children's Modern Classics series in 1999, is now reissued in a smaller, mass-market paperback format.
  • Trillions

    Nicholas Fisk

    Hardcover (Hamilton, March 15, 1971)
    Before the military succeeds in destroying the strange, geometric objects from outer space, a thirteen-year-old boy learns to communicate with them and decides what to do with them.