Catalogue Search Results
Author
Series
Rivers of London volume 1
Language
English
Description
Staff Picks:
Peter Grant, a newly qualified police constable, becomes the first apprentice wizard in 50 years. Brilliantly realised characters, really descriptive writing and a well developed world/universe for them to take place in. Sometimes described as what would happen if Harry potter joined the Police, they are much more than this, written for an adult audience and very funny
Picked by Luke
Author
Series
The Temeraire volume 9
Publisher
Harper Voyager
Language
English
Description
Now, with LEAGUE OF DRAGONS, Novik brings the imaginative tour-de-force that has captivated millions to an unforgettable finish. Napoleon?s invasion of Russia has been roundly thwarted. But even as Capt. William Laurence and the dragon Temeraire pursue the retreating enemy through an unforgiving winter, Napoleon is raising a new force, and he?ll soon have enough men and dragons to resume the offensive. While the emperor regroups, the allies have an...
Author
Series
Rivers of London volume 3
Language
English
Description
Peter Grant is a Detective Constable in the Metropolitan Police. He is also the first trainee wizard in the Met for 50 years. In the tunnels of London's Underground, the buried rivers, the Victorian sewers, he is hearing whispers of ancient arts and tortured, vengeful spirits.
Author
Series
Rivers of London volume 2
Language
English
Description
Peter Grant is not just a lowly detective constable: he's also apprenticed to the last wizard in Britain! Policing will never be the same again!
Author
Series
The Wizards of Once volume 1
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
The story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who have been taught since birth to hate each other like poison; and the thrilling tale of what happens when their two worlds collide. Perfect for boys and girls who love fantasy adventure.
7) Frogkisser!
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Garth Nix is on hilarious form as he spins his very own fairy tale, featuring Princess Anya, who, with her loyal dog, must embark on a terribly important (capital Q) Quest to acquire the ingredients for a reversal lip balm, the vital item needed to change a frog back to a prince - oh, and save her kingdom from her villainous step(step)father. This is a brilliantly funny take on fairytales and quests for a younger reader.
8) Twice magic
Author
Series
The Wizards of Once volume 2
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Witches are creating havoc in the Wildwoods and danger lurks behind every tree trunk. Wish is in possession of a powerful, Magic Spelling Book. Xar has a dangerous Witchstain on his hand. Wish and Xar are separated by the highest wall imaginable. But time is running out ... It was unlikely that these heroes should meet in the first place. Is it possible they are destined to meet TWICE?.
9) False value
Author
Series
Rivers of London volume 8
Language
English
Description
Peter Grant is facing fatherhood, and an uncertain future, with equal amounts of panic and enthusiasm. Rather than sit around, he takes a job with emigre Silicon Valley tech genius Terrence Skinner's brand new London start up - the Serious Cybernetics Company. Drawn into the orbit of Old Street's famous 'silicon roundabout', Peter must learn how to blend in with people who are both civilians and geekier than he is. Compared to his last job, Peter...
Author
Series
The Harry Potter volume 5
Language
English
Description
This novel by J.K. Rowling continues the further adventures of boy wizard Harry and his friends. Harry is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School, and what he is about to discover will turn his world upside down.
Author
Series
The Harry Potter volume 2
Language
English
Description
This is a follow up to 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', which won the 1998 Nestle Smarties Book Prize. Harry Potter is in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and this year promises to be just as eventful as the last.
Author
Series
The Harry Potter volume 6
Language
English
Description
As Voldemort's sinister forces amass and a spirit of gloom and fear sweeps the land, it becomes increasingly clear to Harry that he will soon have to confront his destiny. But will he be able to overcome the challenges ahead of him? The race to locate and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, the hidden pieces of Voldemort's soul, begins. Harry will need all the help he can get.
Author
Series
The Harry Potter volume 4
Language
English
Description
The holidays are dragging on and Harry Potter can't wait for the start of term. It is his fourth year at Hogwarts School and there are spells to be learnt and potions to be brewed, but there are other events on the march that Harry is not expecting.
Author
Series
Hogwarts Library book volume 3
Language
English
Description
'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' played a crucial role in assisting Harry Potter, aided by his friends Ron and Hermione, to finally defeat Lord Voldemort. This collection contains five tales, as well as an introduction and illustrations by J.K. Rowling, with notes from Professor Albus Dumbledore.
Author
Series
The Harry Potter volume 7
Language
English
Description
Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task - that of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. Harry must find the strength within himself to complete the tasks he has been given, leaving the warmth of The Burrow and following the inexorable path that has been laid out for him.
Author
Series
The Harry Potter volume 1
Language
English
Description
Harry Potter lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt and Uncle's house. He is bullied by them and his spoilt cousin, and lives a very unremarkable life. But then Harry is transported to a world of magic and excitement.
17) The hanging tree
Author
Series
Rivers of London volume 6
Language
English
Description
Suspicious deaths are not usually the concern of PC Peter Grant or the Folly, even when they happen at an exclusive party in one of the most expensive apartment blocks in London. But Lady Ty's daughter was there, and Peter owes Lady Ty a favour. Plunged into the alien world of the super-rich, where the basements are bigger than the house and dangerous, arcane items are bought and sold on the open market, a sensible young copper would keep his head...
18) Lies sleeping
Author
Series
Rivers of London volume 7
Language
English
Description
Martin Chorley, aka the Faceless Man, wanted for many counts of murder, fraud and crimes against humanity, has been unmasked and is on the run. Peter Grant, Detective Constable and apprentice wizard, now plays a key role in an unprecedented joint operation to bring Chorley to justice. But even as the unwieldy might of the Metropolitan Police bears down on its foe, Peter uncovers clues that Chorley, far from being finished, is executing the final stages...
Author
Series
Simon Snow volume 3
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The eagerly anticipated finale to the Simon Snow series by the number one New York Times bestselling author of Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell. In Carry On, Simon Snow and his friends realized that everything they thought they understood about the world might be wrong. And in Wayward Son, they wondered whether everything they understood about themselves might be wrong. In Any Way the Wind Blows, Simon and Baz and Penelope and Agatha have to decide how to...
Author
Series
The Harry Potter volume 3
Language
English
Description
Harry Potter, along with his best friends, Ron and Hermione, is about to start his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry can't wait to get back to school after the summer holidays. But when Harry gets to Hogwarts, the atmosphere is tense. There's an escaped mass murderer on the loose.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request