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  • A charming Australian story of two little rock sprites who fall into the hands of Octo the Octopus  and escape, only to be captured by Pegler the Pirate, a seagull with a lame leg, who sails  a ship with the black sails, with a ban of queer little animals of the bush with gipsy blood in them, who were wandering on the sea because they were tired, of the land. Peglar imprisons them in his sea castle. Can Marl the fairy rescue them? Told and illustrated by Pixie O'Harris.
  • Book II of Harry Potter. Harry is in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.  Just to start the new school year right, he is liberated from his bedroom prison by the Weasley boys driving their Dad's flying car after a messy encounter with Dobby the house elf, an obnoxious aunt and a heavily decorated cake. Much to the boys' disgust and Mrs. Weasley's girlish delight, their new Defence Against The Dark Arts  teacher is Gilderoy Lockhart, a narcissistic, egotistical con-man and the school is terrorised by attacks on students by an unseen enemy that Gilderoy is too scared to tackle. The Chamber of Secrets has been opened....Cover art by Cliff Wright.
  • Book I of Harry Potter. Harry Potter thinks he's an ordinary boy.  His parents, as far as he knows, died in a car crash and his only relatives are his Uncle and Aunt Dursley and awful Cousin Dudley.  But when an owl arrives with Harry's letter advising him that he is to be admitted to Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, his life is turned upside down.  He learns about Platform 9 3/4, how to fly on a broomstick, how to play Quidditch and engages in a deadly duel with the dark wizard who  murdered his parents. Cover art by Thomas Taylor.
  • Book II of The Winter King's War. Tristan had rescued Allaire from the dread fastness of Nimir, evil master of Winterwaste, restored the tenth ring to Princess Elisena and now stands reluctantly revealed as Calandra’s king - but his right is almost universally disputed, his ancient castle has no walls, his wife is betrothed to a dead man, and his throne will kill him during his crowning unless he can lay hands on the long-lost sword of the Last King. And his homegrown magic is no more reliable than it’s ever been. He seeks the sword by magical means, without success. Galan of Radak - and his sorcerer Reynaud - are laying siege to Crogen castle. After an attempt on his life, Tristan departs for Kovelir, convinced that Crewzel’s fortune-telling cards can give him a clue to the missing sword’s location. 
  • Book II of the  Warrior of Mars trilogy. Michael Kane, 20th century scientist travels again through space and time to face the perils of eons-old Mars. I found myself in a tangle of soft yielding flesh that seemed boneless...And the faces! They were vile parodies of human faces and resembled nothing so much as the ugly little vampire bat of Earth, flat faces with huge nostrils let into the head. gashes of mouths full of sharp little fangs, half-blind eyes, dark and wicked...  Originally published as Blades of Mars. Cover art by Tim White.
  • Matthew Shardlake Book V: Shardlake Goes To War.  Summer, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII's invasion of France has gone badly wrong. Meanwhile Matthew Shardlake is given an intriguing legal case by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr. He is asked to investigate claims of 'monstrous wrongs' committed against a young ward of the court, which have already involved one mysterious death. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/lamentation-c-j-sansom/  https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/revelation-c-j-sansom/

  • Book I of Redwall. As Redwall Abbey's creatures bask in the glorious Summer of the Late Rose, all is quiet and peaceful. The mice are busy preparing for a great Jubilee feast. But not for long - Cluny the Scourge is coming. And the evil one-eyed rat warlord is prepared to do bloody battle to get exactly what he wants: Redwall. Cover art by Pete Lyon.

  • Book VIII of Redwall. Abandoned as an infant by his father, the evil ferret warlord Swartt Sixclaw, Veil is raised by the kindhearted Bryony. Despite concerns from everyone at Redwall, Bryony is convinced that Veil's goodness will prevail. But when he commits a crime that is unforgivable, he is banished from the abbey forever. Then Swartt and his hordes of searats and vermin attack Redwall, and Veil has to decide: Should he join Swartt in battle against the only creature who has ever loved him? Or should he turn his back on his true father? Cover art by Fangorn.

  • Redwall Book IX.  The Tears of All Oceans are missing. Six magnificent rose-colored pearls - the Pearls of Lutra - which inspire passion and greed in all who see them, have been stolen and passed from hand to hand, leaving a cryptic trail of death and deception in their wake. And now Ublaz Mad Eyes, the evil emperor of a tropical isle, is determined to let no one stand in the way of his desperate attempt to claim the pearls as his own. At Redwall Abbey, a young hedgehog maid, Tansy, is equally determined to find the pearls first, with the help of her friends. And she must succeed, for the life of one she holds dear is in great danger. Cover art by Fangorn.