Books published by publisher Shepline Words

Eleanor, a literature graduate with a passion for the old legends, is lost and feared dead when she becomes separated from her group on an expedition in the Icelandic Highlands, but emerges out of the wilds nine days later with stories of the huldufolk.Ódinn, who has committed crimes in his own world and has been cast out to walk the world of men for all eternity, desires to return home. He enlists the help of Charles Ancell, a young, ambitious, aluminum developer to build a revolutionary new factory in the Icelandic Highlands to provide cheap metal. The techniques used will break apart the fragile bridge between the worlds. As a consequence of this our world and its climate is set to change irrecoverably.

Joe and Hannah find a box of buttons in their barn. Mrs. Underhill, the old lady who collected them over many years, tells the children that every button tells a story. The Dorset button is a tale of smuggling on the south coast and the Navajo button tells of an encounter with a mountain lion in Arizona. The Icelandic button involves some children in a desperate race against time to warn their neighbours who are in danger of being buried under icy slurry from a volcanic eruption. There is a scrimshaw button from whaling days in New England and a Tudor button involved in an encounter with a poacher. In the end the children have their own adventure attempting to rescue a young deer trapped in a storm. Their own button collection begins. Joe opened the bag and carefully lifted out the old box. He put it on Mrs. Underhill’s knees. Slowly, with hands that shook slightly, the old lady ran her fingers over the dull metal surface. She was smiling and her eyes were very bright…Joe inserted the key into the lock and turned it carefully. Hannah lifted the lid and they both peered inside. There was a piece of faded silk under the lid…The old lady pulled back the cloth. Underneath were dozens of buttons.‘Buttons!’ exclaimed Joe in surprise. ‘Only buttons.’But every button tells a story, as the children were to discover. And so began a winter of storytelling, as Mrs. Underhill related the events behind her extraordinary collection. From the Tudor button, originally lost in the children’s own home, to the whalebone button from the coast of New England the children hear some exciting stories. At the end they experience their own adventure, find a button and begin their own collection.

Two children, on holiday in Crete, are exploring the site of the palace of Knossos, home of the legendary Minotaur. The area has recently been hit by small earth tremors, but their visit takes place on a typically hot and sunny day. There is nothing to disturb the calm. Except that some of the passageways they revisit have changed. Flickering torches, a curious thread which runs along the wall, footsteps and an ominous shadow looming in the darkness are just the beginning of exciting and frightening encounters in the ancient ruins.

Joe and Hannah find a box of buttons in their barn. Mrs Underhill, the old lady who collected them over many years, tells the children that every button tells a story. The Dorset button is a tale of smuggling on the south coast and the Navajo button tells of an encounter with a mountain lion in Arizona. The Icelandic button involves some children in a desperate race against time to warn their neighbours who are in danger of being buried under icy slurry from a volcanic eruption. There is a scrimshaw button from whaling days in New England and a Tudor button involved in an encounter with a poacher. In the end the children have their own adventure attempting to rescue a young deer trapped in a storm. Their own button collection begins.

Eleanor, a literature graduate with a passion for the old legends, is lost and feared dead when she becomes separated from her group on an expedition in the Icelandic Highlands, but emerges out of the wilds nine days later with stories of the huldufolk.Ódinn, who has committed crimes in his own world and has been cast out to walk the world of men for all eternity, desires to return home. He enlists the help of Charles Ancell, a young, ambitious, aluminum developer to build a revolutionary new factory in the Icelandic Highlands to provide cheap metal. The techniques used will break apart the fragile bridge between the worlds. As a consequence of this our world and its climate is set to change irrecoverably.Eleanor’s brother, Ben, a student concerned with the effects of climate change in the north Atlantic has uncovered some alarming predictions. Reunited with his sister, he joins her quest to stop the construction of the factory but because of the effects it will have on the world’s climate rather than to believe her assertions that huldufolk have asked her to save their world.

How would you feel if you discovered you were the imaginary creation of your best friend?When Dr Amanda Jones finds herself alone in the world with only the vaguest of memories of who she is, she has to piece together everything about her life before she can move forward in the world. A world which she finds filled with various allies and enemies from her past life who still have plans for her...

Two children, on holiday in Crete, are exploring the site of the palace of Knossos, home of the legendary Minotaur. The area has recently been hit by small earth tremors, but their visit takes place on a typically hot and sunny day. There is nothing to disturb the calm. Except that some of the passageways they revisit have changed. Flickering torches, a curious thread which runs along the wall, footsteps and an ominous shadow looming in the darkness are just the beginning of exciting and frightening encounters in the ancient ruins.