Since the events in this story unfolded, the people of the Shadow Valley have been hanging Jongeliers from their porches, front doors and gateposts. Jongeliers— if you didn’t already know— are effigies of famous people who suffered terrible ordeals to protect the people they loved. They are usually several feet tall, made of broken wicker, …
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In a majestic house, on an immaculate street, opposite the Royal Park in Ville de Feuilles— the City of Leaves— lived a wealthy woman named Estelle Gautreau. Her house was split over five floors and filled to the rafters with books, paintings, ornaments and antiques; glamorous clothing and costumes, jewellery, shoes and wigs; flawless wooden …
It was nigh on two thousand years ago that the legend of The Witch Tree began. To hear it, we must travel a great distance, through time and space. Over the River Myr we must fly, leaving the safety of Iron Bridge behind. We must skim the western treetops of Darachna Forest, then up and …
So, I’ve almost finished my second novel. Book One of The Madison Chronicles, Sadie Madison and the Boy In The Crimson Scarf Each of the five books in the series is written about the Madison family; Michael and Larissa, and their three children; Natalie, Sadie and Joshua. They live in a marvelous house, at the …
Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson’s Fighting Fantasy series has got a lot to answer for… As a child I hated reading. Really hated it. I couldn’t think of anything worse. I’m sure I was even guilty of saying, “What’s the point in reading a book when you can watch the film?” These days I’ll stop …