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The Complete Future Shocks Vol. 1 by Alan Moore; Steve Moore; Dave Gibbons; Steve Dillon; Brian Bolland
Category: Fiction
Tharg's Future Shocks are one-off, twist ending, sci-fi thrills that have introduced many of the biggest names in the comic book industry through the pages of 2000 AD. THE ULTIMATE VISION OF THE FUTURE From Alan Moore to Al Ewing, Kevin O'Neill to Jon Davis-Hunt, Future Shocks have been a stapl ...Show more
The Dark Beneath by Alan Gibbons
Category: Fiction
'Today I shot the girl I love'. GCSE's are over and sixteen-year-old Imogen is looking forward to a perfect, lazy English summer. But her world is turned upside down by three refugees, all hiding from life. Anthony is fourteen, already an outcast, bullied and shunned by his peers. Farid is an asylum see ...Show more
The Darkwing Omnibus by Alan Gibbons
Category: Young Adult
The vengeful Darkwing has determined opponents in Gardep the warrior, Cusha the slave-girl, and Vishtar the captive. Each has embarked on a quest to fulfil their destiny. But is anyone equipped to defeat the demon lord, especially as the cruel sun sets, beckoning a devastatingly relentless winter? In Ri ...Show more
The Demon Assassin by Alan Gibbons
Category: Sci-fi & Fantasy | Series: Hell's Underground
Having once risked everything precious to him to halt King Lud's progress from the ancient bowels of London to the city's modern streets, teenage Paul Rector knows his task is far from over. Paul also knows that, like his brother John and his great uncle Harry, he is both demon and man. Will it be fate ...Show more
The Dying Photo (RA8 IA8-12) by Alan Gibbons
Category: Children's
Jimmy is Christmas shopping with his parents when a creepy man offers to take their photograph. Suddenly, Jimmy's parents disappear! Is he going crazy? Who are these people who say they're his foster parents? Is Jimmy alone? And can he solve the mystery of the photographer before it's too late? Bran ...Show more
The Edge by Alan Gibbons
Category: Fiction
Danny and his mother are on the run from her boyfriend Chris, a violent man who beats them both up. Chris pursues them from London to the north, where they take refuge with Danny's grandparents. But even there, nothing is safe. Danny is conspicuous as the only mixed-race boy in the community.
The Greatest by Alan Gibbons
Category: Children's | Series: Gr8read
Great sporting title, packed with facts about Muhammad Ali. Chris is the best boxer in the country. He's been picking on Ali for ages. Now Ali has to stand up for himself - just like his hero, Muhammed Ali. It's time to go in - and win? A brilliant read about standing up to bullies and overcoming the ...Show more
The Lion Roars by Alan Gibbons
Category: Middle Readers
Jimi dreams of playing in the all-white kit of the Lions of Senegal but he can't see how his dream will ever come true. Even though he is the best footballer in the region, the bigger boys never let him play with them. But can he change their minds? With huge support from his family, Jimi finds that the ...Show more
The Lost Boys' Appreciation Society by Alan Gibbons
Category: Fiction
What's the definition of 'a family' when their lynch-pin, Mum, is tragically killed leaving Dad and two teenage boys to cope? Gary was flicking beany gunge on my flawless new Ellesse top - I was yelling at him. What a pillock! Mum was dead, well - fatally injured - she died later in hospital. We just di ...Show more
The Number 7 Shirt by Alan Gibbons
Category: Non-Fiction
The story of a boy's journey to becoming a professional footballer. Will the advice of 5 of Manchester United's greats help him achieve his dream? A must for football fans everywhere. Jimmy has always dreamed of becoming a pro footballer and gets one step closer when he's invited to go for a trial for t ...Show more
The Silver Pool by Alan Gibbons
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Charmseekers ; bk. 2
At their first riding lesson Sesame and Maddy are watching Silver being re-shod, when they're whisked back to Karisma to hunt for another magical charm. But they're up against Zorgan the sorcerer and his wicked pixie puppets, Nix and Dina. Treacherous Zorgan has raised the spirit of the dragon Agapogo w ...Show more
The Trap: Terrorism, Heroism and Everything in Between by Alan Gibbons
Category: Children's
Terrorism, heroism and everything in between...THE TRAP is a teen thriller about espionage, a missing brother and the ever-raging war on terror by million-copy-selling author, Alan Gibbons. MI5 agent, Kate, receives a tip-off about an asset, who seems too good to be true. Amir and Nasima are trying to m ...Show more