Books in The Seven Fabulous Wonders series

It was the perfect crime. When the workers building Lord Khafre's pyramid plot to steal the treasure buried in the nearby Great Pyramid, the only thing they are afraid of is the curse that protects the tomb. They recruit craftsman's son Senu and his otherworldly ka 'Red' to help them with the magic. But Red is afraid to talk to the kas of the dead, and when the robbery goes wrong Senu finds himself trapped inside the pyramid with a powerful spirit intent upon revenge. Can Senu and apprentice priestess Reonet open the magical ka-door in time to save their families from the dead pharaoh's fury? Discover an ancient world of magic and adventure in Book 1 of the Seven Fabulous Wonders series by Branford Boase Award winning author Katherine Roberts. "I thought it was WONDERFUL... I couldn't put it down!" Diana Wynne Jones.

Sosi thinks he is cursed - each month at the full moon, he can shed his skin and change his shape. But when his brother Theron is injured during training, Sosi is persuaded to take his place in the Olympic Games. Yet even though he has copied Theron's body, Sosi cannot run as fast as an Olympic athlete, and only the winner of the Boys' Sprint can carry the torch to light the sacred flame in the Temple of Zeus that has the power to protect Greece from her enemies. With the Persians targeting the athletes in revenge for Alexander the Great burning their palaces, can Sosi persuade the winged goddess Nike to descend from the palm of Zeus in time to stop the terrorists from destroying the Games? Book 5 of the action-packed Seven Fabulous Wonders series by award winning author Katherine Roberts.

Set against a dazzling backdrop of the Two Lands - now known as Egypt - and the building of the pyramids, 2550 BC comes alive with the main protagonist, Senu, and his mischievous ka, Red. The ruler of the Two Lands, Lord Khafre, is determined to outdo his late father and construct the largest and most magnificent pyramid ever recorded, but there is mutiny amongst those to whom the task has fallen. Determined to relieve their poverty, the pyramid workers plan the perfect crime - perfect that is, except for it's main ingredient...Senu and Red.

When one of Babylon's fabled dragons licks Tiamat's hand, her luck begins to change. A humble perfume-maker's daughter from the outer city, she is chosen to play in the Twenty Squares championships in the blue and gold palace against the best teams in the country. But with a mad king on the throne and the Persian army at the gates, Tiamat's gift is in demand for much higher stakes. Her lucky hand holds the key to the magical gateways that can get the Persians into the heart of the palace without a drop of blood being shed. When the writing is on the wall for the Babylonians, can Tiamat and her friends save the dragons from extinction? Book 2 of the action-packed Seven Fabulous Wonders series by award-winning author Katherine Roberts.

Lysippe and her sister Tanais are the last of the legendary Amazon warriors. Enslaved by the evil Alchemist, they lead a daring escape and seek sanctuary in the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. But the Temple's magical protection relies on a mysterious Stone that the Alchemist wants for its power to turn metal into gold, and he will stop at nothing to get it. When their sanctuary burns, can Lysippe discover the secret of the fearsome gryphon in time to save her injured sister from a fate worse than death? Book 3 of the action-packed Seven Fabulous Wonders series by Branford Boase award winning author Katherine Roberts. "Katherine Roberts is a children's author of genuine skill and imagination." Publishing News.

The magnificent Seven Fabulous Wonders series concludes with a Romanic chariot race! Historical fiction meets action-packed adventure in this thrilling series for boys. Zeuxis is a "lighthouse boy," whose duties include collecting fuel for the famous Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria and keeping its fire burning. But Zeuxis' dream is to become a charioteer, and he gets his chance when Julius Caesar plans his invasion of Egypt in 48BC to overthrow Queen Cleopatra. Caesar sends his envoys to Alexandria with instructions to create a riot on race day, so that he can invade the palace. To accomplish this, they need an inexperienced charioteer they can bend to their will!

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia provides the backdrop for another thrilling adventure. Sosi closed his eyes, wondering what would go wrong next. They must have been crazy to think they could get away with cheating at the Olympic Games. Sosi's brother Theoron was training for the Olympic Games, but when he was injured, only Sosi could help him—but gets more than he bargained for when he takes Theoron's place. Who is trying to sabotage the Games, and why? And what's so important about the sacred fire and the Statue of Zeus? Sorcery, plotting, poison, and a power struggle come to a head at the Olympic Games.

When Alexis touches one of the beautiful statues that decorate the Mausoleum, bringing her to life, he has little idea what he has done. For the woman who takes the place of his dead mother has no soul, while the king's lonely daughter orders Alexis to wake her collection of stone monsters with his magic. With the legendary chimera on the rampage, Alexis and Princess Phoebe soon discover there is more than one body buried in the Mausoleum. The ghosts of Halicarnassus are out for revenge... Book 4 of the action-packed Seven Fabulous Wonders series by award winning author Katherine Roberts.

For years the titanic figure of the Colossus guarded the harbor entrance on the island of Rhodes and kept watch over its people. But a fatal prophecy foretells doom and destruction! When an earthquake strikes and the Colossus of Rhodes collapses, humans and an ancient race of sea creatures—the telchines—come face to face. At the center of the struggle is a living Gift from the gods with magical powers for good and ill. A girl sponge diver, half-human and half-telchine, must restore the Gift and reveal an ancient prophecy, but she herself is struggling to come to terms with her mixed heritage. Snatched from her home by those intent on securing the Gift's powers, she is befriended by a trainee priestess and a gang of robber children, and with them battles with corrupt priests and scheming Councillors. But what is the strange Gift? Who can she trust? And which race will she ultimately side with—human or telchine?

Chariot racing is dangerous enough without a demon to worry about. When lighthouse boy Zeuxis is chosen to drive the Roman chariot in Alexandria's hippodrome against Queen Cleopatra's champion horses, he hopes to win his freedom. But the Romans do not expect him to complete the race, and first he must avoid the curse buried in the track by the queen's brother Prince Ptolemy. With the rival supporters rioting in the streets, and the Roman army set to invade, can Zeuxis keep the lighthouse fire burning and persuade the legendary demon of Alexandria to help him save the city? Final book of the action-packed Seven Fabulous Wonders series by Branford Boase award winning author Katherine Roberts.