Author: Gareth P. Jones
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408836866
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
When Detective Dirk Dilly gets a surprise visit from a Sea Dragon in need of his sleuthing skills, at first he dismisses the case. After all, dragons are extremely high risk and they rarely pay well. But soon Dirk is stuck - from his horny head to the tip of his scaly tail - right in the thick of a dramatic new mystery full of unexpected danger. His trusty friend Holly has made some startling discoveries too, and it's not long before Holly and Dirk are together involved in perhaps their slipperiest mystery yet, involving the strange disappearance of a sister, a dodgy billionaire and some very powerful dragons. Not to mention they will make some unlikely friends along the way in this compelling and plot-driven story full of exciting and unusual twists and turns.
The Case of the Vanished Sea Dragon
Author: Gareth P. Jones
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408836866
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
When Detective Dirk Dilly gets a surprise visit from a Sea Dragon in need of his sleuthing skills, at first he dismisses the case. After all, dragons are extremely high risk and they rarely pay well. But soon Dirk is stuck - from his horny head to the tip of his scaly tail - right in the thick of a dramatic new mystery full of unexpected danger. His trusty friend Holly has made some startling discoveries too, and it's not long before Holly and Dirk are together involved in perhaps their slipperiest mystery yet, involving the strange disappearance of a sister, a dodgy billionaire and some very powerful dragons. Not to mention they will make some unlikely friends along the way in this compelling and plot-driven story full of exciting and unusual twists and turns.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408836866
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
When Detective Dirk Dilly gets a surprise visit from a Sea Dragon in need of his sleuthing skills, at first he dismisses the case. After all, dragons are extremely high risk and they rarely pay well. But soon Dirk is stuck - from his horny head to the tip of his scaly tail - right in the thick of a dramatic new mystery full of unexpected danger. His trusty friend Holly has made some startling discoveries too, and it's not long before Holly and Dirk are together involved in perhaps their slipperiest mystery yet, involving the strange disappearance of a sister, a dodgy billionaire and some very powerful dragons. Not to mention they will make some unlikely friends along the way in this compelling and plot-driven story full of exciting and unusual twists and turns.
The Thornthwaite Inheritance
Author: Gareth P. Jones
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408813017
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Ovid and Lorelli Thornthwaite have been trying to kill each other for so long that neither twin can remember which act of attempted murder came first. But whoever struck first, trying to take each other's lives is simply what they do. Until one day a lawyer arrives at their house to take stock of its contents, and his accompanying son attracts their attention. Soon a new battle evolves - one in which the twins have to work together to solve the mystery of their parents' deaths. Can Lorelli and Ovid overcome their old animosities, and will they ever get to finish that game of chess?
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408813017
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Ovid and Lorelli Thornthwaite have been trying to kill each other for so long that neither twin can remember which act of attempted murder came first. But whoever struck first, trying to take each other's lives is simply what they do. Until one day a lawyer arrives at their house to take stock of its contents, and his accompanying son attracts their attention. Soon a new battle evolves - one in which the twins have to work together to solve the mystery of their parents' deaths. Can Lorelli and Ovid overcome their old animosities, and will they ever get to finish that game of chess?
The Case of the Stolen Film
Author: Gareth P. Jones
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408836858
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
When Holly and her friend Archie are in LA (flown out there by the billionaire Brant Buchanan) they bump into a character from Holly's past. Petal Moses is in the middle of making the film version of her autobiography. While filming in the heart of the Californian desert, the director catches something 'dragonlike' on camera. However, before it can be properly examined, the roll of film goes missing. Realising this is a case for Dirk, Holly immediately calls him up. In no time at all, the dragon detective is up to his neck once more in a dangerous investigation involving some Californian Desert Dragons who spit poison rather than breathe fire.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1408836858
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
When Holly and her friend Archie are in LA (flown out there by the billionaire Brant Buchanan) they bump into a character from Holly's past. Petal Moses is in the middle of making the film version of her autobiography. While filming in the heart of the Californian desert, the director catches something 'dragonlike' on camera. However, before it can be properly examined, the roll of film goes missing. Realising this is a case for Dirk, Holly immediately calls him up. In no time at all, the dragon detective is up to his neck once more in a dangerous investigation involving some Californian Desert Dragons who spit poison rather than breathe fire.
The Considine Curse
Author: Gareth P. Jones
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408811510
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A hair-raising family adventure that will have you howling with enjoyment!
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408811510
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A hair-raising family adventure that will have you howling with enjoyment!
Sea Dragon Heir
Author: Storm Constantine
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312873660
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Five lifetimes after the Palindrake family was defeated by the king of Fire, "the Palindrake heir, Valraven V, has a twin sister, a woman who embodies their inheritance of power in a way that no wife ever could. ... But the tidal power in their blood draws them to each other, into a forbidden passion that could sweep away bonds of fire placed upon the oceanic magic of the sea."--Jacket.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312873660
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Five lifetimes after the Palindrake family was defeated by the king of Fire, "the Palindrake heir, Valraven V, has a twin sister, a woman who embodies their inheritance of power in a way that no wife ever could. ... But the tidal power in their blood draws them to each other, into a forbidden passion that could sweep away bonds of fire placed upon the oceanic magic of the sea."--Jacket.
The Sea Dragon
Author: Bonnie Vanak
Publisher: Bonnie Vanak Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Cursed by the powerful Shadow Wizard, Sebastian knew his only path to redemption was sweet Jessica’s proclamation of love. When she fails to declare her feelings on board his ship The Sea Dragon, Sebastian is doomed to live for three centuries as a sea monster. Now the 300 years are over, and Sebastian walks as a human once more. His broken heart demands revenge upon the fair Jessica, who has been asleep since she banished him to the watery depths. Jessica has no memories of her past, only faint ones of a mysterious stranger awakening her after a long slumber. When she finds a handsome, naked man washed up on shore, his sexy smile and rugged charm awaken a long-forgotten passion. He reminds her of the man she dreams of each night, a dangerous, seductive pirate intent on ravishing her body, and soul. Sebastian must coax a declaration of love from Jessica or he will turn forever into a scaled monster feared by all. He desires only that Jessica pay her debt for her betrayal on her back, until his sexual appetite is sated. But seduction is a double-edged sword and in doing so, will he once more risk losing his heart?
Publisher: Bonnie Vanak Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Cursed by the powerful Shadow Wizard, Sebastian knew his only path to redemption was sweet Jessica’s proclamation of love. When she fails to declare her feelings on board his ship The Sea Dragon, Sebastian is doomed to live for three centuries as a sea monster. Now the 300 years are over, and Sebastian walks as a human once more. His broken heart demands revenge upon the fair Jessica, who has been asleep since she banished him to the watery depths. Jessica has no memories of her past, only faint ones of a mysterious stranger awakening her after a long slumber. When she finds a handsome, naked man washed up on shore, his sexy smile and rugged charm awaken a long-forgotten passion. He reminds her of the man she dreams of each night, a dangerous, seductive pirate intent on ravishing her body, and soul. Sebastian must coax a declaration of love from Jessica or he will turn forever into a scaled monster feared by all. He desires only that Jessica pay her debt for her betrayal on her back, until his sexual appetite is sated. But seduction is a double-edged sword and in doing so, will he once more risk losing his heart?
Dragon
Author: Martin Arnold
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780239416
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
From the fire-breathing beasts of North European myth and legend to the Book of Revelation’s Great Red Dragon of Hell, from those supernatural agencies of imperial authority in ancient China to the so-called dragon-women who threaten male authority, dragons are a global phenomenon, one that has troubled humanity for thousands of years. These often scaly beasts take a wide variety of forms and meanings, but there is one thing they all have in common: our fear of their formidable power and, as a consequence, our need either to overcome, appease, or in some way assume that power as our own. In this fiery cultural history, Martin Arnold asks how these unifying impulses can be explained. Are they owed to our need to impose order on chaos in the form of a dragon-slaying hero? Is it our terror of nature, writ large, unleashed in its most destructive form? Or is the dragon nothing less than an expression of that greatest and most disturbing mystery of all: our mortality? Tracing the history of ideas about dragons from the earliest of times to Game of Thrones, Arnold explores exactly what it might be that calls forth such creatures from the darkest corners of our collective imagination.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780239416
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
From the fire-breathing beasts of North European myth and legend to the Book of Revelation’s Great Red Dragon of Hell, from those supernatural agencies of imperial authority in ancient China to the so-called dragon-women who threaten male authority, dragons are a global phenomenon, one that has troubled humanity for thousands of years. These often scaly beasts take a wide variety of forms and meanings, but there is one thing they all have in common: our fear of their formidable power and, as a consequence, our need either to overcome, appease, or in some way assume that power as our own. In this fiery cultural history, Martin Arnold asks how these unifying impulses can be explained. Are they owed to our need to impose order on chaos in the form of a dragon-slaying hero? Is it our terror of nature, writ large, unleashed in its most destructive form? Or is the dragon nothing less than an expression of that greatest and most disturbing mystery of all: our mortality? Tracing the history of ideas about dragons from the earliest of times to Game of Thrones, Arnold explores exactly what it might be that calls forth such creatures from the darkest corners of our collective imagination.
The Case of the Wayward Professor
Author: Gareth P. Jones
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408836874
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
When Dirk Dilly gets a call from a distraught wife, he does not expect much in the way of exciting crimes to solve, but he sets off to follow the husband anyway. He couldn't be more wrong and soon he is up to his scaly neck in stolen government secrets, wicked and treacherous dragons, and a confused Prime Minister's son. Of course, nothing is too difficult when you can rely on a good friend like Holly to help you out.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408836874
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
When Dirk Dilly gets a call from a distraught wife, he does not expect much in the way of exciting crimes to solve, but he sets off to follow the husband anyway. He couldn't be more wrong and soon he is up to his scaly neck in stolen government secrets, wicked and treacherous dragons, and a confused Prime Minister's son. Of course, nothing is too difficult when you can rely on a good friend like Holly to help you out.
Dragon Detective: Catnapped!
Author: Gareth P. Jones
Publisher: Dragon Detective
ISBN: 9781788951678
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
"The Dragon Detective Agency. Dirk Dilly speaking." When detective Dirk Dilly gets a call from Holly, a young girl whose pet cat has gone missing, the dragon ends up with not only a new case to solve but also a self-appointed partner-in-solving-crime. And it turns out that Holly's cat is just the beginning! As the pair hunt for clues, Dirk spots other dragons flying over the city - and not the good kind. Dirk has a hunch they might just be involved, but will he and Holly be able prevent further cat-astrophe before it's too late? The first instalment in a fun and action-packed detective series for fans of TOTO THE NINJA CAT, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON and Tom Fletcher's children's books.
Publisher: Dragon Detective
ISBN: 9781788951678
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
"The Dragon Detective Agency. Dirk Dilly speaking." When detective Dirk Dilly gets a call from Holly, a young girl whose pet cat has gone missing, the dragon ends up with not only a new case to solve but also a self-appointed partner-in-solving-crime. And it turns out that Holly's cat is just the beginning! As the pair hunt for clues, Dirk spots other dragons flying over the city - and not the good kind. Dirk has a hunch they might just be involved, but will he and Holly be able prevent further cat-astrophe before it's too late? The first instalment in a fun and action-packed detective series for fans of TOTO THE NINJA CAT, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON and Tom Fletcher's children's books.
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom: Volume 13
Author: Dojyomaru
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718309244
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Risking her life to save her homeland, Shabon, a princess from the Nine-Headed Dragon Archipelago, joins Souma's side in hopes of stopping an impending war. But with a fleet already en route to the hostile archipelago under his orders, Souma sets out to infiltrate the islands before they arrive. As he gathers information within the enemy territory, he finds that the real threat isn't their naval fleet, but a massive creature in their waters that defies all common sense...?! What strategy will Souma come up with to handle these two encroaching threats?! Find out in the thirteenth volume of the revolutionary administrative fantasy series!
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718309244
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
Risking her life to save her homeland, Shabon, a princess from the Nine-Headed Dragon Archipelago, joins Souma's side in hopes of stopping an impending war. But with a fleet already en route to the hostile archipelago under his orders, Souma sets out to infiltrate the islands before they arrive. As he gathers information within the enemy territory, he finds that the real threat isn't their naval fleet, but a massive creature in their waters that defies all common sense...?! What strategy will Souma come up with to handle these two encroaching threats?! Find out in the thirteenth volume of the revolutionary administrative fantasy series!