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  • Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick

    Miranda Richardson, Francesca Simon, Orion Publishing Group Limited

    Audible Audiobook (Orion Publishing Group Limited, May 5, 2006)
    These are the stories of Horrid Henry, "the child that every teacher has nightmares about." Four complete and unabridged stories with really horrid music and sound effects: Horrid Henry has a bad day and runs away, only to be lured back by pancakes; he cheats in every possible way at sports day; he thinks of a novel way to get rich quick, and ensures by devious means he gets what he wants for Christmas.
  • Spirit Walker: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book 2

    Michelle Paver, Sir Ian McKellen, Orion Publishing Group Limited

    Audible Audiobook (Orion Publishing Group Limited, May 4, 2006)
    “Fast-paced and exciting adventure that will enthrall every reader.” —Erin Hunter, author of the New York Times bestselling Warriors seriesThe second thrilling book in Michelle Paver’s bestselling fantasy series is a must-have for fans of Brandon Mull and Jeanne DuPrau.As the Moon of No Dark looms over the land, the clans fall prey to a horrifying sickness. Fear stalks the Forest. No one knows the cause—and only Torak can find the cure.His quest takes him across the sea to the mysterious islands of the Seal Clan, where Torak will battle an unseen menace and uncover a betrayal that will change his life—forever.Crackling with suspense and ominous magic on every page.“Torak’s bravery against insurmountable dangers makes him an engaging and memorable hero” —VOYA
  • Wolf Brother: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book 1

    Michelle Paver, Sir Ian McKellen, Orion Publishing Group Limited

    Audible Audiobook (Orion Publishing Group Limited, May 4, 2006)
    Thousands of years ago the land is one dark forest. Its people are hunter-gatherers. They know every tree and herb and they know how to survive in a time of enchantment and powerful magic. Until an ambitious and malevolent force conjures a demon: a demon so evil that it can be contained only in the body of a ferocious bear that will slay everything it sees, a demon determined to destroy the world. Only one boy can stop it - 12 year old Torak, who has seen his father murdered by the bear. With his dying breath, Torak's father tells his son of the burden that is his. He must lead the bear to the mountain of the World Spirit and beg that spirit's help to overcome it. Torak is an unwilling hero. He is scared and trusts no one. His only companion is a wolf cub only three moons old, whom he seems to understand better than any human. Theirs is a terrifying quest in a world of wolves, tree spirits and Hidden People, a world in which trusting a friend means risking your life. Launched at the height of the Harry Potter phenomenon, the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness is the ultimate magical adventure. Read by Ian McKellen.
  • Horrid Henry Wakes the Dead

    Francesca Simon, Miranda Richardson, Orion Publishing Group Limited

    Audiobook (Orion Publishing Group Limited, Oct. 13, 2009)
    Four brand new stories from our favourite mischievous boy! Horrid Henry finds a surefire way of wielding the remote control to ensure he always watches his programme of choice. He also vies with Moody Margaret to become the head of the school, shows off his prowess as a magician in the school talent show, and battles it out with Perfect Peter over who gets the green dinosaur and who gets the purple one.
  • The Midnight Palace

    Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Dan Stevens, Orion Publishing Group Limited

    Audible Audiobook (Orion Publishing Group Limited, June 2, 2011)
    Calcutta, May 1916. Lieutenant Peake pauses for breath outside the ruins of Jheeter's Gate station knowing that he only has a few hours to live. Inside his overcoat he is sheltering two new-born babies - twins, a boy and a girl. Peake runs at full tilt to the house of Aryami Bose, to whom he entrusts the children. In 1932 we meet the boy, Ben, and his group of friends the night before they are due to leave St Patrick's orphanage. They have formed The Chowbar Society, a secret society that meets each week in the old ruin they have christened The Midnight Palace. Their final meeting is due that evening but then Aryami Bose turns up at the orphanage with Sheere, Ben's sister, and tells them the story of the parents they never knew. Their father was an engineer and writer who died in tragic circumstances at the inauguration of Jheeter's Gate station. But there is more to this story than meets the eye and they are lured by a shadowy figure from the past into a final showdown in the ruins.
  • Horrid Henry and the Zombie Vampire

    Francesca Simon, Miranda Richardson, Orion Publishing Group Limited

    Audiobook (Orion Publishing Group Limited, Sept. 1, 2011)
    Four new stories in which Horrid Henry terrorizes his classmates at a school sleepover in the museum; plays with Perfect Peter and tricks him into handing over all his money; gets out of writing his own story for Miss Battle-Axe by adapting one of Peter's; and meets the Nudie Foodie, a celebrity chef, who comes to the school to improve school dinners. No more burgers! No more chips!
  • Atticus the Storyteller’s 100 Greek Myths Volume 2

    Lucy Coats, Simon Russell Beale, Orion Publishing Group Limited

    Audible Audiobook (Orion Publishing Group Limited, Jan. 2, 2009)
    The perfect way to discover your favourite Greek myths Atticus the Storyteller leaves his family in Crete and sets off on a year-long journey round Greece with his donkey, Melissa, to take part in the great Storytelling Festival near Troy. Wherever he goes he tells stories to anyone who will listen - sailors, shepherds, actors, athletes, children and grannies. The stories he tells are the myths of Theseus and the Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus, King Midas, Echo and Narcissus, Perseus and Andromeda, the labours of Heracles, the wanderings of Odysseus, and much, much more. They are linked by the story of Atticus's journey through the ancient sites where the stories originally happened. There is even a map for you to follow at www.lucycoats.co.uk Volume II contains 32 stories from the book
  • Horrid Henry's Christmas Cracker

    Francesca Simon, Miranda Richardson, Orion Publishing Group Limited

    Audiobook (Orion Publishing Group Limited, Oct. 16, 2006)
    Four fabulously funny stories that will invoke every family's worst Christmas nightmares, as Horrid Henry sabotages the school play, tries to do his Christmas shopping without spending his pocket money, ambushes Father Christmas with some serious accusations, and endures Christmas dinner with the guests from hell.
  • Horrid Henry's Nits

    Francesca Simon, Miranda Richardson, Orion Publishing Group Limited

    Audiobook (Orion Publishing Group Limited, May 22, 2006)
    These are the stories of Horrid Henry, the child that every teacher has nightmares about. In this book and CD are four unabridged stories with really horrid music and sound effects:-Horrid Henry has nits, Horrid Henry terrorises Perfect Peter, Horrid sabotages the school trip and Horrid Henry gets his own back when his parents send him to bed.Read by Miranda Richardson
  • Angel Mage

    Garth Nix, Kristin Atherton, Orion Publishing Group Limited

    Audible Audiobook (Orion Publishing Group Limited, Oct. 3, 2019)
    More than a century has passed since Liliath crept into the empty sarcophagus of Saint Marguerite, fleeing the Fall of Ystara. But she emerges from her magical sleep still beautiful, looking no more than 19, and once again renews her single-minded quest to be united with her lover, Palleniel, the archangel of Ystara. A seemingly impossible quest, but Liliath is one of the greatest practitioners of angelic magic to have ever lived, a genius at making icons to summon angels, and supremely adept in forcing them to do her bidding. Liliath already knew that most of the inhabitants of Ystara died from the Ash Blood plague or were transformed into beastlings, and she herself led the survivors who fled into neighbouring Sarance. Now she learns that angels shun the Ystaran's descendents. If they are touched by angelic magic, their blood will become ashes, or they will turn into beastlings. They are known as Refusers and can live only the most lowly lives. But Liliath cares nothing for the descendants of her people, save how they can serve her. It is four young Sarancians who fix her interest, for they are the key to her quest: Simeon, a studious doctor-in-training; Henri, a dedicated fortune hunter; Agnez, an adventurous musketeer cadet; and Dorotea, an icon-maker and scholar of angelic magic. The four feel a strange, immediate kinship from the moment they meet but do not know why or suspect their importance. Only Liliath knows their secret, and she draws them in to her complex plot, just as she manipulates Queen Louisa and her musketeers; King Ferdinand and his guards; Cardinal Duplessis and her pursuivants; and the Refuser Night King Biscaray and his criminal gangs. All become pawns in Liliath's grand scheme to fulfill her destiny and be united with the love of her life. No matter the cost to everyone else.
  • IQ

    Joe Ide, Sullivan Jones, Orion Publishing Group Limited

    Audible Audiobook (Orion Publishing Group Limited, April 6, 2017)
    East Long Beach. The LAPD is barely keeping up with the high crime rate. Murders go unsolved, OAPs are getting hoodwinked, children are missing. But word has spread: if you've got a case the police can't or won't touch, Isaiah Quintabe will help you out. They call him IQ. He's a loner and a high school dropout, his unassuming nature disguising a relentless determination and a fierce intelligence. He charges his clients whatever they can afford, which might be a set of tyres or some homemade muffins. But now he needs a client who can pay. And the only way to that client is through a jive-talking low-life drug dealer he thought he'd left behind. Then there's the case itself. A drug-addled rap star surrounded by a crew of flunkies who believes his life is in danger, a hit man who even other hit men say is a lunatic, and a monster killer dog. If he solves this case, IQ can put right a mistake he made long ago. If he doesn't, it won't just be the hit man coming after him....
  • The Silver Child

    Cliff McNish, Saskia Wickham, Orion Publishing Group Limited

    Audiobook (Orion Publishing Group Limited, March 11, 2008)
    Six children leave the comfort of their homes. They are drawn to Coldharbour - an eerie wasteland of wind, rats, seagulls and rubbish tips. Emily and Freda, the twins, scuttle bright eyed and insect-like in search of the others. They find Thomas on a food tip. The gentle giant boy, Walter, joins them and so does Helen, who can read minds. And at the centre of it all is luminous Milo, his skin hot and bright with silver. Each of them has a unique gift, but they must learn to use their skills fast. Drawing ever closer in a maelstrom of fury is the Roar, something vast and dreadful that wants to destroy them all. As in The Doomspell trilogy, Cliff's characters really are "the children next door" until they discover the powers they possess and he sweeps them and the reader into his worlds of magical fantasy, writing exciting, breathtaking adventures with richly imagined, vividly drawn characters, and an infectious energy, warmth and humour. The Silver Child is Book 1 in a heart-stopping new sequence.