Books published by publisher Pangram

Set in the fantasy realm of The Marshlands, The Barnacle Chronicles follows the adventures of Simon Barnacle as he fights to save what's left of his crumbling world and lost family. In these three tales, Simon will team-up with several unlikely heroes who will guide him through this unusual kingdom where the workers can easily be destroyed and royals have all the power. As Simon begins to understand that his very life is at stake, he will find he is stronger than he ever knew, a true hero who is up against insurmountable odds. Battles will be fought, kingdoms destroyed, and new heroes will emerge in this three-book series, The Barnacle Chronicles by acclaimed children's book writer, Arthur Rigley.

A coming of age series that begins deep within the core of the Marshlands. Simon Barnacle is a boy in a perfectly balanced harvest world of light and dark. His life as a worker is ordinary until someone opens an underground chamber, releasing dark energy onto the land, killing his father, and even worse, freeing the Dark Lord Balterax. Now, strange whispers call to Simon haunting his thoughts, vultures appear on every eave just waiting to pick off the dead, and the land itself begins to crumble and decay.Desperate to find medicine for his ailing mother, Simon ventures to Bog’s End only to find the land is much more imbalanced than he thought. His only hope is to team up with fellow allies who are eager to seal the chamber, but with Simon's body slowly disintegrating and his mind turning against him with each passing minute, will he have the strength to retrieve dark matter and rebalance the land and its people?Find out in Simon Barnacle’s retelling of the events on the Marshlands in Book One of The Barnacle Chronicles, The Search for Dark Matter.

A kingdom teeters on the brink of complete annihilation. Join the middle-grade adventure today!For two years, The Marshlands have been under attack. With Civilian soldiers storming through the great divide and Timber Creek savages raiding the fields and villages, Simon Barnacle wonders if there can ever be peace.It’s not until a starving messenger appears at Bog’s End with devastating news of Civility’s imminent collapse that Simon must decide whether or not to give them the one thing that could bring rebalance. But to do that, he’ll have to venture to places he wished would remain sealed forever and agree to leading the Trinity Alliance.With so much at stake, can battle-weary Simon find the strength he needs to lead the Marshlands to victory?The Barnacle ChroniclesBook 1 | The Search for Dark MatterBook 2 | Civility's Last Hope

Conjured with dark magic, twelve fire-breathing dragons set out to destroy the Marshlands.The middle-grade adventure continues In this third novel of The Barnacle Chronicles series. There's little time for peace in the newly restored harvest world; not when the Wickfields plot to gain control of both the light and dark, and force Civility to bow to their power. With the fate of three worlds at risk, Simon Barnacle must figure out how to stop the evil duo from destroying the Trinity Alliance. New twists and turns await. Find out what happens next!