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Kieran Larwood

    Kieran Larwood, lauréat du Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition, est l'auteur de Freaks. Sa passion de toujours pour les histoires et la narration, née à l'âge de six ans, alimente son écriture. L'œuvre de Larwood explore le cœur de l'expérience enfantine, offrant des perspectives uniques. Il s'efforce de capturer l'essence de l'enfance dans ses récits captivants.

    Kieran Larwood
    Uki and the Outcasts
    Podkin and the Singing Spear
    Uki and the Swamp Spirit
    Uki and the Ghostburrow
    The Beasts of Grimheart
    Jed Greenleaf
    • Jed Greenleaf

      • 448pages
      • 16 heures de lecture

      In a city ruled by a puppet queen under Oliver Cromwell's influence, six Guilds vie for power amidst a backdrop of strange magic. The Leaf Guild, considered the weakest, faces unexpected challenges with the arrival of Jed Greenleaf, a newcomer who possesses a remarkable ability to transform into a half-tree, adorned with bark. His unique power may change the dynamics of the Guilds and the fate of Albion city.

      Jed Greenleaf2024
      4,8
    • Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial

      • 197pages
      • 7 heures de lecture

      An action-packed new adventure series from Blue Peter Award-winning author Kieran Larwood and Waterstones Children's Book Prize winner Joe Todd Stanton. Young readers will love discovering the world of the Dungeon Runners!CALLING ALL DUNGEON RUNNERS - There's space for a new team of heroes. This is your chance to enter the leagues and fight your way to the top!Kit has dreamed of being a Dungeon Runner all his life, although being a gnorf (part gnome, part dwarf) means he's much smaller than the other competitors.But when a space opens up for a new team in the Dungeon Running League, Kit doesn't want to miss this chance to try out! With his new friends Sandy and Thorn, they're ready to take on anything - mazes, puzzles, monsters, treasure and most of all adventure!Are you ready for the games to begin? Welcome to the Dungeon!

      Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial2024
      4,4
    • Carnival of the Spider

      • 352pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      The latest adventure from the winning author - the Carnival must travel to Paris on an audacious rescue mission!

      Carnival of the Spider2023
      4,8
    • Podkin and the Singing Spear

      • 368pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      Podkin is now Keeper of the Gifts - which is a tremendously important job and just a tiny bit boring. It doesn't help that there are still three gifts missing - Podkin can't stop himself from thinking about that. So when the Godseye Mirror begins to shimmer and shift revealing a motley crew of travellers is approaching, Podkin sees it as a sign that his world is about to be upended all over again. It's not long before Podkin and Uki finally meet - united in their hatred for the world of Scramashank, they have much in common. But what will these young warriors make of each other, and can they work together to unite the forces of good against terrible evil?

      Podkin and the Singing Spear2023
      4,6
    • The Carnival of the Hunted

      • 352pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      The first figure raises his crossbow, tilting his head to pinpoint the exact position of the thing in the bushes. It has stopped running now, and is muttering something. Some kind of prayer, a call for its mother, its anyone who might help it.Something sinister is going on in the stinking slums of London. Sideshow acts are going missing . . . men wearing animal masks and eye goggles are hunting them down and killing them for sport. But who are this fiendish Hunters' Club? And what is the reason for their cruel game?Sheba the wolfgirl and Pyewacket the witch's imp know all about life in a sideshow. But now they are the Carnival, private investigators working to help unusual people like them. Teaming up with new recruits half-cat Inji, her extraordinary brother, the armadillo-like Sil and Glyph the psychic, it's a race against time . . . to track down the mask-wearing villains, before anyone else comes to harm!

      The Carnival of the Hunted2022
      4,2
    • The Treekeepers

      • 370pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      An epic tale of trees of power and a world under threat, from the author of the bestselling Five Realms series.Here come the roots of the Shadow Tree.Whatever they touch will never get free.Liska lives in Arborven, a city surrounding an extraordinary tree that gives all those living there special powers. As a shapeshifter, Liska is training as a warrior. When she discovers that the Tree is under threat, it is her duty to act - but she can't convince anyone to listen to her. So with Lug, whose power over earthworms is dismissed as useless, and a ghost-girl, Elowen, she goes on an epic journey to defeat the worst threat their world has ever known.Illustrated by Chris Wormell this is a richly woven and thrilling fantasy with a wonderful affinity between humankind and nature - a current and vital message for young readers everywhere.

      The Treekeepers2022
      4,4
    • Carnival of the Lost

      • 256pages
      • 9 heures de lecture

      A wonderfully murky, carnivalesque world of intrigue, unexpected friendships and mysteries solved. Sheba the wolf girl joins an unusual troupe of performers that includes Pyewacket, a witch's imp;

      Carnival of the Lost2022
      4,2
    • It oozed and throbbed and Uki had the sensation of a sickly green light, spreading out through the networks of water. After defeating Valkus, Uki and his friends still have two more spirits to find and capture. Can Uki and his friends outwit him whilst being chased by the evil Endwatch and Jori's clan of assassins?

      Uki and the Swamp Spirit2021
      4,6
    • Uki and the Ghostburrow

      • 416pages
      • 15 heures de lecture

      From bestselling author and winner of the Blue Peter Book Award, this is the sixth adventure set in the world of Podkin One-Ear.

      Uki and the Ghostburrow2021
      4,7
    • Uki and the Outcasts

      • 400pages
      • 14 heures de lecture

      and a life or death mission. Joined by two other outcasts - a trained assassin who refuses to kill people and a very short rabbit who rides the fastest jerboa on the plains - Uki must capture Valkus, the Spirit of War, before rabbitkind destroys itself in conflict. A thrilling new book set in the Five Realms of Podkin One-Ear.

      Uki and the Outcasts2019
      4,5
    • The Beasts of Grimheart

      • 320pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      The bard looks up at the three figures. They have black hooded cloaks and long robes. From the holes in their masks, three pairs of eyes watch him: cold, calm, emotionless. 'Yes,' says the bard. 'They're bonedancers. You don't need to sound quite so excited, though. They have come to kill me.' And so it is that the bard and and his young apprentice Rue are taken to Spinestone, the temple warren of the bonedancers. It is here that the bard is ordered to retell the tale that has got him in so much trouble . . . and so to the next instalment in the astonishing tale of Podkin One-Ear . . . Podkin, Paz and Pook once again find their home under threat, but this time they are ready to fight! Podkin and the others leave for Sparrowfast to ask their uncle for the use of his magic bow. It's the one weapon that could save them all. But as they flee into the forest depths, it seems they have been betrayed . . .

      The Beasts of Grimheart2018
      4,7
    • The bard tiptoes out of his room, the crow-dream still echoing in his head, making him twitch at imaginary creaks of iron wings . . . The bard must leave Thornbury. It is not safe for him to stay. Rue, his new apprentice, travels with him - keen to learn his trade - and hear the next installment in the legend of Podkin One-Ear . . . Podkin and his fellow rabbits have been sheltering in Dark Hollow after their battle with Scramashank. Paz tends to the rabbits with sleeping sickness; Crom meets with the war council . . . Podkin has nothing to do! Frustrated, Podkin goes exploring and discovers an abandoned underground chamber. Armed with the Gift of Dark Hollow, Podkin learns to moonstride, and Paz is rewarded with a magical gift of her own . . .

      The Five Realms: The Gift of Dark Hollow2017
      4,5
    • A thick white blanket covers the wide slopes of the band of hills some call the Razorback Downs... Podkin One-Ear is a legend: a fearsome warrior rabbit whose reputation for cunning and triumph in battle has travelled the ages. But how did he become such a mighty fighter? The answer may surprise you... When a travelling bard arrives at Thornwood Warren on Midwinter night, he is warmly welcomed. In return for food and lodging, he settles down to tell of how Podkin One-Ear - and soon the rabbits are enthralled to hear the story of how one lost little rabbit overcame the cruellest enemy imaginable, and became the greatest warrior their land has ever known.

      The Five Realms - 1: The Legend of Podkin One-Ear2016
      4,3
    • London 1851 Sie sind die einzige Hoffnung für die Kinder, die unter mysteriösen Umständen in der Themse verschwinden. Nachts treten sie als schaurige Attraktionen in einer Freakshow auf. Aber bei Tage ermitteln sie. Und bald finden Sheba, das Wolfsmädchen, Sister Moon, die schneller ist als der Blitz, der Riese Gigantus und Monkeyboy, die menschliche Stinkbombe, eine erste Spur. Doch wer ist der geheimnisvolle Fremde, der die Freaks plötzlich verfolgt? Was haben Baupläne für eine Maschine in Krabbenform damit zu tun? Und welche Rolle spielt die verschleierte Frau in Schwarz? Die Freunde dürfen keine Zeit verlieren.

      Freaks in geheimer Mission2013
      3,8