A soirée gone horribly wrong. At the behest of a sinister alliance between the disdainful noble Lady Monica Arendt and Archbishop Mills, Carolina is abducted before the eyes of the man she loves—bound, silenced, and dragged toward unknown lands. She awakens mid-journey to find herself among a group of children: orphans from Celestia, all told they are on their way to new families. The truth is far darker: they are being trafficked and sold into slavery. With time running out, Edward and Te...

Lady Carolina, the overlooked daughter of a powerful duke, has always believed herself to be the black sheep amid her illustrious kin. Her father is the distinguished prime minister; her elder sister, a prodigious mage destined to become their nation’s next Saint. In comparison, Carolina resigns herself to a quiet existence in their shadows until a sudden and unexpected royal decree alters her destiny, thrusting her into a political marriage with the formidable “Bloodthirsty Prince” of the...

Divinity. To Carolina, it is her chance to finally matter, but to others, it’s a means to seize power. Archbishop Mills, the corrupt leader of the Celestian Church, devises a plot to abduct Carolina and harness her gift for his own sinister ends. His goal is to become the next high pontiff and claim absolute dominion over the land. A swift warning from Carolina’s father, Duke Sanchez of Celestia, alerts the imperial family—and in a bid to protect her, they propose a bold plan: introduce a ...

With the Faith Council of Saints established and the way cleared to begin the grand tournament of the Saintly Trials, the stage is set for the ultimate confrontation between Carolina and her sister Flora. Although Carolina has always been overshadowed by Flora, now that she wields the power of Divinity and enjoys the support of her husband and loyal companions, she’s determined to cast off her sister’s looming influence once and for all. Meanwhile, Flora, her pride at stake, will stop at n...

Promised in political marriage to a foreign prince, the soon-to-be Princess Carolina Sanchez has finally made it past her tumultuous debut in Malcosias. After her fairy-tale wedding, a romantic summer escape to the domain of Count Kissinger provides a much-needed respite for the new Prince and Princess of Malcosias. But as Carolina settles into her new life, a magical revelation upends everything she believed about herself. Suddenly identified as a font of holy power, she is now seen as th...

With Gilbert preparing to reenter society as heir apparent, and Carolina and Edward celebrating their newfound love, all seems well in the empire. This peace is disrupted all too soon by the emergence of a new threat: Archbishop Mills. Driven by greed, the archbishop sets his sights on Carolina’s Divinity, plotting her forced repatriation to Celestia. The imperial family counters with a plan that will not only protect Carolina but will also expose and undermine the archbishop’s ambitions. ...

A stunning new story from the bestselling, prize-winning David Almond, bringing us the magic that surrounds the everyday. Mina, from the unforgettable Skellig and My Name is Mina, journeys to Japan and discovers another reality that is visible to all of us, if you look closely enough.This wonderful tale transports Mina to Kyoto, Japan, an entirely new and different cultural landscape, where she encounters the magic of origami and an older ...

Kit has just moved to Stoneygate with his family, to live with his ageing grandfather who is gradually succumbing to Alzheimer's Disease. Stoneygate is an insular place, scarred by its mining history - by the danger and death it has brought them. Where the coal mine used to be there is now a wilderness.Here Kit meets Askew, a surly and threatening figure who masterminds the game called Death, a frightening ritual of hypnotism; and Kit makes friends with Allie, the clever school trou...

The bestselling story about love, loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread children's book of the Year Award.When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain.Then, one Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the old, ramshackle garage of his new home, and finds something magical. A strange creature...

Multi-award-winning author David Almond brings us a joyfully life-affirming and fabulously fishy tale about one boy's journey from anguish to joy.Stanley Potts is just an ordinary boy, but when all the jobs in Fish Quay disappear his Uncle Ernie develops an extraordinary fascination with canning fish. Suddenly their home is filled with the sound of clanging machinery and the stench of mackerel, and Uncle Ernie's obsession reaches such heights that he would even can...

The bestselling story about love, loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread children's book of the Year Award.When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain.Then, one Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the old, ramshackle garage of his new home, and finds something magical. A strange creature...

Winner of the Guardian children's book prize 2015I'm the one who's left behind. I'm the one to tell the tale. I knew them both... knew how they lived and how they died.Claire is Ella Grey's best friend. She's there when the whirlwind arrives on the scene: catapulted into a North East landscape of gutted shipyards; of high arched bridges and ancient collapsed mines. She witnesses a love so dramatic it is as if her best friend has been captured and taken from her. But the los...