Author:Eoin Colfer
Eleven Doctors, eleven months, eleven stories: a year-long celebration of Doctor Who! The most exciting names in children's fiction each create their own unique adventure about the time-travelling Time Lord.
London, 1900. The First Doctor is missing both his hand and his granddaughter, Susan. Faced with the search for Susan, a strange beam of soporific light, and a host of marauding Soul Pirates intent on harvesting human limbs, the Doctor is promised a dangerous journey into a land he may never forget...
This book is packed with fascinating survival tips and it tells a tense, gripping story that will appeal to lovers of action, adventure and the great outdoors
—— Waterstones Books QuarterlyI read the entire series of Arthur Ransome's children's books as a child and thought they were absolutely fantastic. They were full of adventure, all sorts of exciting things happened and they were truly inspirational
—— Ellen MacArthurCoot Club, that great classic of the Norfolk Broads
—— Evening News NorwichThis must be Oisín McGann’s best book to date. I have enjoyed all the ones I’ve read, but do feel Rat Runners has that little bit extra... Very exciting, and I am more than ready for the next one. I can’t see that we are done yet.
—— The Book Witch , http://bookwitch.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/rat-runners/I thought this book was crime-tastic. It is very adventurous and a really thrilling read . . . one of the best books I have read in my lifetime . . . brilliant with a special storyline.
—— Freya Coombs, Age 10 , The SunAuthor Forman explores “the line between true self and feigned self,” the multiple personae, roles and identities that coexist in a single soul.
—— KirkusSweepingly romantic, this book is a living, breathing memory of the whirlwind of emotions that go hand in hand with falling in love.
—— Sugarscape. . . The plot is superfast, and is just the kind of story that could suck in even the most reluctant of readers.
—— bookzone4boysDibben expertly captures the sights, sounds and smells of Sweden in the 1790s and all the horror, drama and everyday life of Ancient Rome, even down to the snacks people ate in the street . . . The History Keepers has reminded me why I first started reading teenage fiction again – when it’s done well, as this is, you get proper heroes and villains . . . This series will be devoured by those who are looking for something new post Harry P.
—— Katy MoranAn exciting plot, evil baddies and lovable heroes all add to this exciting page-turner as the History Keepers race around Rome.
—— Scribbler MagazineYet another brilliant book that you never want to put down.
—— Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle