A glorious new edition of Robin Jarvis's classic and the inspiration for The Power of Dark and its sequels. Contains bonus material specially produced for this Egmont Modern Classics title.
The Romantic Period was one of the most exciting periods in English literary history. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the intellectual and cultural background to Romantic literature. It is accessibly written and avoids theoretical jargon, providing a solid foundation for students to make their own sense of the poetry, fiction and other creative writing that emerged as part of the Romantic literary tradition.
The Romantic Period was one of the most exciting periods in English literary history.This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the intellectual and cultural background to Romantic literature. Accessibly written and avoiding theoretical jargon, the author begins with two chapters that establish the broad historical and geographical coordinates of English Romanticism. The book then goes on to look at: the changing literary mar...
A glorious new edition of Robin Jarvis's classic and the inspiration for The Power of Dark and its sequels. Contains bonus material specially produced for this Egmont Modern Classics title.When orphans Ben and Jennet arrive in the seaside town of Whitby to stay with Alice Boston, they have no idea what to expect. A lively 92-year-old, Miss Boston is unlike any other foster mother they've known.Ben is gifted with 'the sight', which gives him th...
The sinister Mister Dark is more powerful than ever and has enslaved young Verne to his will. Can Lil save her best friend before their enemy unleashes his most audacious and insane plan yet? Even with the help of new, surprising allies - a witch, a mysterious man of many disguises and the secretive aufwaders beneath the cliff - all seems hopeless.
The hideous spirit of Jupiter, the evil cat who was once lord of the sewer rats, has returned, bent on revenge. A rat army is building underground, thirsty for the blood of the Deptford Mice. And most frightening of all: the Starglass, their magical source of knowledge and power, has been stolen.
Every mouse knows of the dangers in the sewers, where bloodthirsty gangs of rats roam. But one curious mouse cant resist that perilous world and thus must face evil at its strongestor the entire city of London could be destroyed.
In this sequel to The Dark Portal, the evil rat Jupiter has been defeated, but the sewers are still infested with his minions, and the mice flee the city for the country. A rash of murders, however, blights the once idyllic setting, forcing the mice to confront the accusing townspeople and the evil lurking in their midst.
It has been five months since the dramatic events in the first title from the trilogy played out, and now the entire city is under the evil spell of Austerly Fellows. Can those immune to the devilish book save those who have fallen under it's spell?
The unmissable conclusion to the epic teen horror trilogy from the master storyteller. Can the resistance halt the publication of 'Fighting Pax'? Or is humanity doomed forever?
An enthralling mix of magic and horror - first of a new series from fantasy legend Robin Jarvis. Something is brewing in the town of Whitby. To best friends Lil and Verne, it just seems like a particularly bad storm. But Cherry Cerise, the last of the Whitby witches, fears that ancient forces are at work, reviving the curse of a long lost magical artefact.The legend goes that the Nimius was created by magician Melchior Pyke, with the assistanc...
Legend of supernatural fantasy Robin Jarvis is back with his spellbinding sequel to The Power of Dark. Lil and Verne may think they have quelled the Dark forces that tried to destroy Whitby, but they have no idea that the powers they've been meddling with are about to turn on them. Despite Lil's crucial role in saving her home from destruction, she notices that the townsfolk have become wary of her - even fear her. More than ever she needs the...
Paperback edition of the supernatural thriller with a modern twist, from the acclaimed author of "The Deptford Mice" series. Published to tie in with the sequel "Freax & Rejax", which is also published this month in hardback. Ages: 12+