S D PERRY & BRITTA DENNISON: NIGHT OF THE WOLVES ~ In Book Two, Night of the Wolves, the Cardassians have built an orbital fortress above the planet Bajor in order to consolidate their power -- the station which will one day become Deep Space 9. Now it is Terok Nor, the seat of the occupation; a place of slave labour, harsh justice, underground resistance and organised terrorist violence. One side is fighting for domination; the other for freedom ...and both are fighting for survival. Swept up in the struggle is Kira Nerys, a fiery young Bajoran rebel, who lives for the day her people will throw off the yoke of their Cardassian oppressors...

 

S D PERRY & BRITTA DENNISON: NIGHT OF THE EAGLES ~ Twenty years after their conquest of Bajor, the Cardassians have tightened their grip on the captive planet; but they have not succeeded in crushing the relentless Bajoran resistance, which is steadily chipping away at the occupiers' hold. As violence escalates across Bajor, the Cardassian military launches one last desperate surge to crush the insurgency once and for all. For Bajoran and Cardassian alike in this seething world of suspicion and retribution, nothing less than survival is at stake. And then one ambivalent key player in the decades-long struggle finally chooses sides, irrevocably altering the destinies of two worlds...

THE BEASTLY BOYS: AN AWFULLY BEASTLY BUSINESS ~ Major new adventure-mystery series about the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Beasts (RSPCB). Ulf is an orphaned werewolf who has lived all his life at Farraway Hall, the home of the RSPCB and a sanctuary for rare and endangered beasts. When a dead dragon arrives and a ghost reveals a dark secret, Ulf sets out to investigate, uncovering a plot by the world's most villainous beast hunter to resurrect the cruel sport of dragon fighting. With the help of Orson the giant, Tiana the fairy and Dr Fielding the RSPCB vet, Ulf the werewolf must race to save the dragons from a cruel fate.

 

SOPHIE MACKENZIE: BLOOD TIES ~ When Theo discovers the father he thought died when he was a baby is still alive, he's determined to find him. The clues lead him to the lonely Rachel, who has problems of her own, including parents who compare her unfavourably to her long-dead sister. But when Rachel and Theo are attacked by men from RAGE - the Righteous Army against Genetic Engineering - at Rachel's school disco, they are rescued by strangers and taken to meet a mysterious figure. There, they both make some startling discoveries about their identities, which will affect their past, present, and future in dramatic and life-altering ways...

 

LINDA BUCKLEY-ARCHER: THE TAR MAN ~ In Gideon the Cutpurse, an accident with an anti-gravity machine catapulted Peter Schock and Kate Dyer back to 1763. Now a bungled rescue attempt leaves Peter stranded in the 18th century whilst a terrifying villain, The Tar Man, takes his place and explodes onto 21st century London. Concerned about the potentially catastrophic effects of time travel, the NASA scientists responsible for the situation question whether it is right to rescue Peter. Kate decides to take matters into her own hands. But things don't go as planned, and soon the physical effects of time travel begin to have a disturbing effect on Kate. Meanwhile, in our century, The Tar Man wreaks havoc in a city whose police force are powerless to stop him...

JANE CLARKE & CHARLES FUGE: GILBERT THE GREAT ~ 'From the time Gilbert the Great White Shark was a tiny pup, Raymond the Remora stuck to him like glue...' Then one day, Gilbert wakes up to discover that Raymond has gone. Mrs Munch does everything she can to help her little shark come to terms with his loss and - slowly but surely - Gilbert learns to smile a wobbly smile through his sadness. He knows that Raymond will always be in his heart and, when mum takes Gilbert to the wreck, a chance meeting helps him find happiness once more. Jane Clarke's heart-warming story, exquisitely illustrated by Charles Fuge, is funny and sad in equal measure. It will touch anyone who has experienced the pain of losing a friend or the joy of making a new one.

CAROLINE JAYNE CHURCH: PING PONG PIG ~ The animals of Apple Tree Farm just don't know what to do with Ping Pong Pig. He's far too busy learning to fly to help with any of the farmyard chores, and he keeps making such a mess! Then they have an idea - they make Ping Pong a trampoline! Surely now there will be no more trouble from Ping Pong - will there?

 

 

DAN WATERS: GENERATION DEAD ~ All over the tri-state area, something strange is happening. Teenagers who die aren't staying dead. They are coming back to life, but they come back different - they stutter and their reactions to everything are slower. Termed 'living impaired' or 'differently biotic', there are lots of conspiracy theories to explain this new phenomenon. But as their numbers keep on growing, so does the discomfort of the living people in the community. When Phoebe falls for Tommy Williams, her best friend and star of the football team, Adam, has conflicting emotions. And when Tommy decides to try out for the football team, it sets off a chain of events that escalates into deadly violence.

JON SCIESZKA'S TRUCK TOWN: MEET JACK TRUCK ~ Come and meet Jack Truck! Jack is a four-year-old, 10 wheeler truck who loves racing, joking, smashing and crashing his way through Trucktown. Join in the fun with Jack Truck and friends in this large format, shaped board book.