Books published by publisher Sparrow Books

Richard of Bordeaux, young heir to the throne after Edward the Third, is surrounded by ambitious uncles who believe it would be better for the country if they could take the crown. While Richard shows himself capable of reckless bravery in defeating the Peasants' Revolt, his extravagance soon brings him into conflict with his people. Before long the king's most powerful opponents confront Richard and threaten to depose him. Here is a vivid picture of Richard's court, his devotion to his favourite Robert de Vere, his love for two Queens, clever Anne and the little Isabella, and of his headlong journey towards disaster. He is determined to take his revenge on the five lords who have humiliated him, but while he succeeds with four of them, the fifth proves to be far more of a challenge. Henry of Bolingbroke, son of John of Gaunt, is clever, subtle and absolutely set on achieving what his father had failed to...

Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingway's magnificent fable is the story of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish. It was The Old Man and the Sea that won for Hemingway the Nobel Prize for Literature. Here, in a perfectly crafted story, is unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of man's challenge to the elements in which he lives.

A desperate search. A journey through time. A secret connection that outpaces the clock…New Shanghai, 2074. Engella Rhys hates the utter isolation of time travel. After years searching through history for her missing parents, she’s on the run and in the crosshairs of fierce Hunters. But when a surprise attack forces her to jump without coordinates, she lands on an almost-deserted beach near a kind stranger carrying the same experimental device.Teaming up to unravel the bizarre mystery of their matching time-tech, Engella’s new friend falls prey to their pursuers. And after making a series of dangerous discoveries, she finds herself torn between saving her companion or finding her own family.Will Engella uncover the answer to her lost loved ones, or is she doomed to die alone?The Lights of Time is the first book in the high-octane Chronicles of Engella Rhys YA sci-fi series. If you like puzzling mysteries, strong heroines, and temporal twists and turns, then you’ll love Paul Ian Cross’s thrilling adventure.Buy The Lights of Time for a paradoxically wild ride today!Praise for The Lights of Time‘An adrenalin-filled race through time and space,’ Mai’s Musings'There's action, sci-fi, technology and mystery all wrapped up in this novel and I had a great time reading from the beginning until the end,’ Jessica Rachow, Book Blogger.'If time travel is your bag then check out this fabulous young adult novel,' Louise Wise, Book Blogger'Mystery, action, complex world building and amazingly well written characters that bring out the story more,' says the Jess Bookish Life Blog‘I can see this being turned into an animated adventure series or film,’ says On the Shelf Reviews‘A thrilling mixture of searching for the truth, keeping out of evil's grasp and darting through time,’ Bookworm for Kids Blog‘Grabbed me as a reader from page one and kept me enthralled right to the last page. A rollicking good read,’ Books are my cwtches‘Exciting, compelling and magical,’ says Novel Kicks‘A thrilling science fiction rollercoaster of a ride!’ Writing from the heart blog

An FBI trainee. A psychopath locked up for unspeakable crimes. And a serial killer getting ever closer to his latest victim...FBI rookie Clarice Starling turns to Dr. Hannibal Lecter, monster cannibal held in a hospital for the criminally insane, for insight into the deadly madman she must find. As Dr. Lecter invites her into the darkest chambers of his mind, he forces her to confront her own childhood demons as the price of understanding, an unspeakable tuition he exacts to teach her how the monster thinks. And time is running out...