Paul Stewart

The sky is full of birds and all of them are swooping and soaring, except Penguin. 'I wish I could fly!', he says sadly. Owl, Parrot and the other birds try their best to help, but nothing seems to get their friend off the ground! How can Penguin achieve his deepest desire, and fly?

500 years into the third age of flight and mighty phraxships steam across the immensity of the Deepwoods, plying their lucrative trade between the three great cities. Nate Quarter is propelled on an epic journey of self-discovery that encompasses tournaments, battles, revolutions and a final encounter with the Immortals themselves.

Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad, running errands in his city, day and night, & 'high-stacking' around the rooftops in search of new mysteries to solve. In this story, Barnaby is attacked by an enormous dog. He kills it, but then he finds himself swept up in a world of crooked doctors, poor & ill-advised patients, & very expensive furs.

Cade has never met his uncle, the infamous 'descender' Nate Quarter, who years ago committed heresy by lowering himself over the cliff-face of the Edge. But Nate has returned, and the Academy of Flight are looking for revenge against all of his supporters - including Cade. So now he has to run. With no money and nowhere else to go, Cade's only option is to stow away aboard the Xanth Filatine - a mighty sky-ship bound for the city of Hive. But getting...

Corby Flood and her family are about to set sail on the rather ramshackle cruise ship, the S.S. Euphonia. On board, amongst all the odd passengers and eccentric crew, there is a strange group of men in bowler hats who call themselves The Brotherhood of Clowns. And what could be in the crate that she discovers down in the hold?

The zoids have taken over the Biosphere and it is up to York to journey back into the memory banks of the central computer to discover the glitch that first corrupted the zoids and threatened humanity. In danger of losing himself in this warped world, York must battle his own mind to find the answers he needs. With the fate of mankind in his hands, is York strong enough to hold on to himself?

Fergus Crane has an almost ordinary life until a mysterious flying box appears at the window of his waterfront home followed by a winged mechanical horse that whisks him off to meet his long-lost uncle and his penguin helpers, Finn, Bill and Jackson.