Books with author Ripley

Meet Lily - the ten year old, the tomboy, the runaway, the prisoner, the snake charmer, animal friend, adventurer and space explorer! Lily the star-ship captain, the commander, the outlaw, the fighter, the hero, the saviour of Earth; none other than Mother Nature – Lily Lovebug. Queen Revolta Gressla - ancient and horrid, the evil conqueror of six known universes, terrifying to behold, ruler of the most wicked race of aliens, ever hungry, the ultimate villain, and quite disgusting. The Biggest Rivals, the Worst Enemies. Good versus Evil - the Ultimate Showdown.

What is alien and what is normal? To Inan, she’s just a girl on her homeworld, yet she dreams of travelling to the stars and experiencing all the adventures they promise. Dream is all she can do, as her people’s customs forbid girls to face dangers - especially amongst the stars. Instead of adventures, they are expected to serve their families as leaders and never take personal risks. But that is about to change as Inan’s life takes a sudden turn. A series of events lead to her being lost in space, shipwrecked and kidnapped by soldiers-turned-pirates, a remnant from the war fought many, many years ago. With only an alien being to keep her company, she is forced to use her wits to stay alive. As she struggles, she befriends Alan, a human boy who is little more than a captive himself. Yet things go from bad to worse after a failed escape attempt when Inan comes into contact with an unknown ancient artefact which ultimately will decide the fate of the whole galaxy. Catapulting the reader into an exciting space-opera universe, In Between the Stars is an original take on human-alien interactions, with quirky characters, high humour and endless amounts of drama. Readers aged 12 years and above will delight in the rich world that has been created, inspired by the likes of the great Science Fiction writers.

The Whispers are imaginary creatures that live in the Great Forest. They have short, soft fur which is covered in wonderful spots!The Whispers are faerie like creatures with soft, ribbon curls at the tops of their heads and at the ends of their long tails.'Bean' is the first book in this series called 'Tales from the Great Forest.'It is a story about a young Whisper who discovers just how important his name is.Names to God are one of the most important things about us. They certainly were in the Bible.In today's day and age, the topic of identity has become a huge problem, mostly among young people.Names have less and less meaning and, unfortunately, more and more children are questioning who they are and if they have value.The purpose of Bean is to show children that names are more than just a label. Just like Monarch Butterfly identifies a beautiful and very special kind of butterfly, our names also describe who we are!Unique, one of a kind and so very full of meaning! That's what God sees!Aiya is the Great Spirit who created the forest and all of His creatures.He will become a main part of the series as more books are added but I really don't want to give too much away!Join Bean and Digger as they discover, together, how Bean got his name and how special he truly is.