Books published by publisher Black Swan Books

Tao and Kai’s journey has been long and at last they have arrived at the Dragon Haven. But what they find is not the sanctuary Kai has described. It seems they will be forced straight back into the clutches of the murderous nomad leader Jilong, who is intent on vengeance. Being a Dragonkeeper is so much harder than Tao could have imagined. Can he keep Kai safe?Bronze Bird Tower is the sixth and final novel in the internationally bestselling and award-winning Dragonkeeper series from Australian author Carole Wilkinson. This gripping junior fiction fantasy is perfect for younger readers. Follow the full action-packed adventure: Dragonkeeper (Book 1), Garden of the Purple Dragon (Book 2), Dragon Moon (Book 3), Blood Brothers (Book 4) and Shadow Sister (Book 5). www.carolewilkinson.com.au

"A fantastical tale of magic and adventure; Stewart's writing hooked me completely."Hayden Fremont may have survived an attack of killer tarantula fairies, commanded a squadron of lava golems, and freed a fairy queen from her mystical emerald prison, but his journey has only just begun…Sera, Hayden’s spunky sister, is still imprisoned by someone willing to do almost anything for a bit of power, but before Hayden can rescue her, he must travel to the Azure Isle in search of a missing sapphire.Sound simple? Not so fast.President Altair craves Hayden's rare fire magic and has his gas-masked soldiers hunting all of Wayfair for him, but that’s the least of Hayden’s worries. Between the zombie mermaids, water dragons, and a cantankerous kraken, the Azure Isle is not for the faint of heart. When a demon offers Hayden everything he’s ever hoped for, will Hayden remain true to his chosen path? Or will he find the lure of the impossible too tempting to resist?Read the second installment in The Shadow Sovereign Series today!

Sophie’s world is shattered when disaster bankrupts her family. She’s still reeling from the news when she’s offered an unexpected solution: Mr Argenton, a wealthy stranger, asks for her hand in marriage.Marrying Mr Argenton will restore her family’s fortunes and save them from scandal, but condemns Sophie to a life in Northwood, a vast and unnaturally dark mansion situated hours from civilisation.Sophie struggles to adjust to her new position as mistress over the desolate house. Mr Argenton’s relatives are cold, and Mr Argenton himself is keeping secrets. Even worse, the house is more than it seems.Mr Argenton’s young cousin, Elise, draws terrifying images. Doors slam. Inhuman figures slink through the forest surrounding the house. A piano plays in the middle of the night. Blood drips from the ceilings.Sophie is inevitably pulled towards the terrifying truth: Northwood’s ancient halls are haunted by the family’s long-dead ancestors. The malevolent spirits—produced by grisly deaths—resent her intrusion into their home.Trapped in Northwood and desperate for an escape, Sophie’s fate is further complicated as she finds herself irrevocably drawn to the tall, dark-eyed man she married. She suspects her feelings are returned, but Mr Argenton is hiding the truth about the house—and his secrets are so dangerous that they might just be unforgivable.

Keep the door locked...A week's visit to the remote Harob Lake cabin couldn't have come at a better time for Sam.She's battling artist's block ahead of a major gallery exhibition. Staying at Harob Lake is her final, desperate attempt to paint the collection that could save her floundering career. It seems perfect: no neighbours, no phone, no distractions.But the dream retreat disintegrates into a nightmare when Sam discovers she's being stalked.A tall, strange man stands on the edge of her dock, staring intently into the swirling waters below. He starts to follow her. He disables her car. He destroys her only way to communicate with the outside world.And Sam is beginning to suspect he's responsible for the series of disappearances from a nearby hiking trail.Stranded at Harob Lake, Sam realises she’s become the prey in the hunter’s deadliest game…

"IMAGINATIVE AND CAPTIVATING, I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN!"Fourteen-year-old Hayden doesn't believe in magic. He's never been attacked by dragons, taken a ride on a taxi service staffed by man-eating pegasi, or battled a swarm of killer tarantula fairies. And he's certainly never owned a pair of ensorcelled underpants designed to make the wearer invisible—that would be ridiculous.All Hayden knows is a wretched life in the overcrowded Arizona foster care system where miles of red tape often keep him separated from his twelve-year-old sister Sera, the only family he has left.But that's about to change.When Sera is snatched by a bunch of sharp-toothed goblins, Hayden follows the kidnappers through a portal and into the magical world of Wayfair.In a place where carnivorous mushrooms lurk in dark forests and people in velvet waistcoats ride spider automatons, Hayden must solve the mystery behind Wayfair’s President and his secret source of power, or his sister may be lost forever.The Lost Emerald of Briarwood is the first book in Vona Stewart’s Shadow Sovereign series. If you like Harry Potter, Fablehaven, and Percy Jackson, you’ll love this imaginative and exciting magic portal fantasy.Get your copy of The Lost Emerald of Briarwood today!

There's something wrong with Ashburn House...The ancient building has been the subject of rumours for close to a century. Its owner, Edith, refused to let guests inside and rarely visited the nearby town.Following Edith's death, her sole surviving relative, Adrienne, inherits the property. Adrienne's only possessions are a suitcase of luggage, twenty dollars, and her pet cat. Ashburn House is a lifeline she can't afford to refuse.Adrienne doesn't believe in ghosts, but it's hard to ignore the unease that grows as she explores her new home. Strange messages have been etched into the wallpaper, an old grave is hidden in the forest behind the house, and eerie portraits in the upstairs hall seem to watch her every movement.As she uncovers more of the house's secrets, Adrienne begins to believe the whispered rumours about Ashburn may hold more truth than she ever suspected. The building has a bleak and grisly past, and as she chases the threads of a decades-old mystery, Adrienne realises she's become the prey to something deeply unnatural and intensely resentful.Only one thing is certain: Ashburn's dead are not at rest.

Kevin Martinez is a normal middle-school nerd—he’s smart, he’s bullied, and he’s got a crush on a girl who is way out of his league. He and his friends are experts at Fortnite and Dungeons and Dragons, and have just recruited a brand new member to their group. Halloween night had been good, Kevin’s crush had joined them for trick or treating, and they had scored tons of candy. The fun soon ends, however, when they are cornered and bullied into entering the infamous ‘House on Crimson Street’—an abandoned house whose previous owners disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Inside, Kevin and his bully tormentor, the vicious Zander Jeffers, are transported into the world of Derathiel; a beautiful but besieged medieval land in the midst of a war. Leading the carnage is a cloaked horseman named Raven, who controls an army of dark warriors who transform their victims into petrified wood-like zombies. But Derathiel has hope, in the form of a young knight with a flaming sword and a mysterious past, who befriends Kevin and his friends. Soon, the evils from Derathiel begin to spill over into Kevin’s home town. Along with his friends, Kevin must race to solve the mystery of the Crimson House and assist Jey in Derathiel’s defense. But when the 'chosen one' turns out to be anything but, the friends are left with more questions than answers, and the fate of an entire kingdom riding on their shoulders.