Download or read book The Legendeer Vampyr Legion written by Alan Gibbons and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping, virtual reality thriller - the second title in The Legendeer trilogy. What if there are places where our nightmares live and wait for us? Phoenix has found one and it's alive. Armies of bloodsucking vampyrs and terrifying werewolves, the creatures of our darkest dreams, are poised to invade our world. After his battle with the evil Gamesmaster in SHADOW OF THE MINOTAUR, Phoenix knows this is for real. As he prepares to enter the second deadly computer game in The Legendeer series, he knows he must win or never come back. The Legendeer is more than just a game. Play it if you dare.
Download or read book Vampyr Legion written by Alan Gibbons and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Defender written by Alan Gibbons and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guns, violence, mob rule or defending the cause? We all have choices. Or do we? Who would choose blood, sacrifice and exile? At the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland Ian's dad did. He thought he was fighting for a cause, for his people. But the price was too high - after the murder of his sister's husband and his own wife's death, he's paying for trying to get out. Somewhere along the line the cause got blurred by organised crime and revenge, and all it's left is a bitter taste. He's still a target, still a victim. Now he faces a lifetime of running with nowhere to go and constantly putting at risk the son he loves. This page turner tackles a controversial topic head-on and makes powerful and memorable reading.
Download or read book Hold On written by Alan Gibbons and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Annie returns from an extended stay in Canada, she discovers that her friend, John, has killed himself. Annie is devastated by his death and is determined to confront those she believes responsible - a group of boys from her school, who bullied John mercilessly in the months before he died. But Annie's parents and friends don't share her wish to bring the boys to justice. She finds herself treading a lonely path - and soon discovers that nothing is straightforward. She is helplessly attracted to one of the boys, and when she reads John's diary, it's clear that they weren't the only ones to cause him so much unhappiness... Alan tells John's story in an unsentimental and compassionate novel, but he also tells Annie's story which is as much about moving on and looking forward to the future, as about the tragic waste of a young life.
Download or read book The Legendeer Shadow Of The Minotaur written by Alan Gibbons and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Real life' or the death defying adventures of the Greek myths, with their heroes and monsters, daring deeds and narrow escapes - which would you choose? For Phoenix it's easy. He hates his new home and the new school where he is bullied. He's embarrassed by his computer geek dad. But when he logs on to The Legendeer, the game his dad is working on, he can be a hero. He is Theseus fighting the terrifying Minotaur, or Perseus battling with snake-haired Medusa. It feels as though he's really there ¿ The Legendeer is more than just a game. Play it if you dare.
Download or read book Playing With Fire written by Alan Gibbons and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kev's a loner, a hard case. When his mum and dad split up, he goes off the rails. He's looking for trouble - but he never means it to go that far . . . the fire, the shed, that old man. After the fire Kev is moved to a new school to build a new life, but his terrible secret is found out. The only way Kev knows how to deal with it is through another fire. But this time perhaps it's Kev's life that will go up in flames. Alan Gibbons writes with compassion and intuitive understanding about one boy's battle to survive against the odds.
Download or read book The Legendeer Warriors of the Raven written by Alan Gibbons and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Legendeer opens the gateway between our world and the world of the myths, between triumph and tragedy. The Gamesmaster almost has us at his mercy. Twice before fourteen-year-old Phoenix has battled against him in Shadow of the Minotaur and Vampyr Legion, but Warriors of the Raven is the game at its most complex and deadly level. Set in the world of Norse myth, Phoenix enters the arena for the final conflict. Join him in Asgard to fight Loki, the Mischief-maker, the terrifying Valkyries, dragons and fire demons - and hope for victory. Our future depends on him. The Legendeer is more than just a game. Play it if you dare.
Download or read book The Dark Beneath written by Alan Gibbons and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Blue Peter Book Award, The Dark Beneath tells the chilling tale of how one girl's friendship with three refugees could cost her life. 'Today I shot the girl I love'. GCSE's are over and sixteen-year-old Imogen is looking forward to a perfect, lazy English summer. But her world is turned upside down by three refugees, all hiding from life. Anthony is fourteen, already an outcast, bullied and shunned by his peers. Farid is an asylum seeker from Afghanistan, who has travelled across continents seeking peace. And Gordon Craig is a bitter, lonely man. She knows all of them, but she doesn't know how dangerous they are. Being part of their lives could cost Imogen her own. Supercharged with tension and drama, Alan Gibbon's novel is about what happens when the fabric of normality is ripped apart exposing the terrifying dark beneath.
Download or read book Whose Side Are You On written by Alan Gibbons and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2011-03-24 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting and very topical story about racism and bullying in the classroom with a plea to stand up for what you believe in.
Download or read book Blood Ties Series Volume 1 Tainted Book 1 written by T.R. Elmore and published by T.R. Elmore. This book was released on 2008-08-10 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood Ties is a fantasy novel that explores a world on the brink of unimaginable chaos. It begins when Nasir of the Wild Clan desecrates nature by drinking unlawful blood from a victim and starts hunting the ancient Vampyr that infected him whilst Vampyr houses battle for blood domination. As a result, Captain Ben Lark of the U.S. government’s Mind-Enhanced Trackers monitoring C-DOTHS (Conscience-Driven Other-Than-Human Species) gets compelled to prevent a destructive war on American soil. After forming an alliance with the Wild Clan, their rogue Bloodhunter Cainis Caldera becomes his only option. Soon enough, Lark faces Prisca Devensher, a forsaken Vampyr safeguarding Nasir, until he realizes his destiny. She sees him as the preordained Dejal and will usher him to his throne to dominate all species. Can Lark prevent disaster from happening or is he doomed to fail? Read the book to find out. Filled with horror elements and drama, Blood Ties will keep readers on the edge of their imagination.
Download or read book Constructing Adolescence in Fantastic Realism written by Alison Waller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-12-22 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constructing Adolescence in Fantastic Realism examines those fundamental themes which inform our understanding of "the teenager"—themes that emerge in both literary and cultural contexts. Models of adolescence do not arise solely from discourses of psychology, sociology, and education. Rather, these models—frameworks including developmentalism, identity formation, social agency, and subjectivity in cultural space—can also be found represented symbolically in fantastic tropes such as metamorphosis, time-slip, hauntings, doppelgangers, invisibility, magic gifts, and witchcraft. These are the incredible, supernatural, and magical elements that invade the everyday and diurnal world of fantastic realism. In this original study, Alison Waller proposes a new critical term to categorize a popular and established genre in literature for teenagers: young adult fantastic realism. Though fantastic realism plays a crucial part in the short history of young adult literature, up until now this genre has typically been overlooked or subsumed into the wider class of fantasy. Touching on well-known authors including Robert Cormier, Melvin Burgess, Gillian Cross, Margaret Mahy, K.M. Peyton and Robert Westall, as well as previously unexamined writers, Waller explores the themes and ideological perspectives embedded in fantastic realist novels in order to ask whether parallel realities and fantastic identities produce forms of adolescence that are dynamic and subversive. One of the first studies to deal with late twentieth-century fantastic literature for young adults, this book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of adult attitudes toward adolescent identity.
Download or read book Vampyr Hunter written by Erik Kristofer Lucero and published by Erik Kristofer Lucero. This book was released on 2020-10-18 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vampyrs have existed for centuries with society. Most live normal lives. When they kill humans, the Hunters take care of them. Lucart, a lone hunter, would rather work on his own. Mae, a master mage, is hired to be his partner. They must learn to work together to keep the city safe. When the city starts to see a increase in Vampyr activity in the new district, they must investigate the cause leading them to find a Vampyr far stronger than they ever faced.
Download or read book Setting of a Cruel Sun written by Alan Gibbons and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Helat rebels have broken the power of the demon lord and challenged the rule of their masters, the Sol-ket. But the Darkwing is merely in retreat, biding his time, and the Sol-ket will fight to their last breath to keep control of their golden cities. The power of the slaves is mounting as they rise to fulfil once-forbidden prophecies. When the Darkwing returns for his final onslaught, is anyone, soldier or slave, equipped to defeat him - especially as the cruel sun sets, beckoning a devastatingly relentless winter? A brilliant continuation of the journey begun in RISE OF THE BLOOD MOON, this novel also stands alone, with its own twists, turns and surprises for characters and readers alike. Be prepared for changes of allegiance, surprise new arrivals, and sudden deaths. Page-turning and unpredictable from start to finish.
Download or read book Twin Strikers written by Alan Gibbons and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Diamonds are a close knit team. Kev McGovern, their captain, makes sure they work hard and play hard. The Rough Diamonds are struggling with injuries and loss of form. Talented twin brothers, and new team members, Liam and Conor Savage, should be the answer to all their problems - but could they turn out to be the biggest problem of all?
Download or read book Dagger In The Sky written by Alan Gibbons and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Luddites are rioting. Everywhere there is talk of rebellion. When machinery is brought to the local mill Jem knows where his loyalties lie. And soon he finds himself caught up in a conflict which might destroy him and his family for ever. An exciting story of divided loyalties, by a million-copy-selling author.
Download or read book Rise of the Blood Moon written by Alan Gibbons and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has always been this way. The Helati are slaves. Each month, at the full moon, they are expelled to face the demon host, the Lost Souls. But something has changed in the fabric of the times. The demons are controlled by a new master, the Darkwing. Now the danger is permanent, the horror incessant. In a southern port, however, a fourteen year old slave girl, oblivious of her destiny, holds the key to ending the nightmare of the Lost Souls. But will she ever understand the secret that is hidden deep in her memory, the secret of the Black Tower? Alan Gibbons' latest novel is an epic fantasy that takes you through a fabled land, reminiscent of a mythical ancient India. On a roller-coaster ride you will meet shape-shifters, demons, magic, tyrants, an evil lord who is the master of the living dead and countless fighters for evil...and for good.
Download or read book Last Man Standing written by Alan Gibbons and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Diamonds are a close knit team. Kev McGovern, their captain, makes sure they work hard and play hard. Right now, John O'Hara feels he's on the verge of losing everything. His family is about to break up. He's dumbstruck when he finds out that his Mum is seeing his teacher, and Dad...well the less said the better. John feels lonely and insecure; none of this is helping his street cred with the lads, and worse still his form on the pitch is really suffering.
