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Ian’s Books
FOR CHILDREN
“I am Luctos. I shall have my revenge!
Connected by great bridges, the Great Island Nation prospers, each island with its own role and identity. But lives are thrown into turmoil when the bridges are destroyed overnight. For the children, Jay, Kye and Ena, the devastating events will present extraordinary new challenges as they discover they hold tremendous powers. Faced with the threat of a seemingly invincible, vengeful spirit, they will need them.
Can they come together to prevail? Or will the thing the storm brought in sweep away all before it?
Don’t let anyone tell you that time travelling is easy. It’s not. It hurts – a lot!
Go back in time. Make the changes. Get out… are Derrin’s instructions to help save Earth from the catastrophic effects of a meteor strike. But Derrin likes to do things her way.
A botched trip to 1989 is the trigger for a new, perilous timeline to form. Derrin will need her nerve, know-how and Ninja skills to clear up the mess.
Can Derrin fix the timelines? Or is she – and Earth – out of time?
"I’ve seen the future, and I can tell you that there’s trouble ahead. Serious trouble… The stars are all leaving."
Marcus is a regular kid. He likes cars, going out on his bike, and hanging out with his best friend, Stefan. And science. Marcus is crazy about anything to do with biology and medicine.
And then there’s Milo. Milo isn’t a regular kid. Milo lives on a disc orbiting Earth, pilots spaceships, and lives 300 years in the future.
Marcus and Milo don’t know each other – they can’t possibly know each other – yet they have a lot in common, much more than they could possibly realise.
Cosy Mystery for Adults
The Maggie Matheson Collection introduces the world to Britain's most endearing, elderly, special agent, Maggie Matheson.
81-year-old Maggie has everything: a warm flat, fresh sea air, good friends, and someone who comes to cut her toenails once a month. But when a mysterious young man contacts her after a near-death encounter with a pizza peel, her cosy, comfortable life is set to become decidedly less cosy and considerably more uncomfortable... which is just as well, since Maggie is bored stiff.
Meet Maggie Matheson: octogenarian, tea lover, bridge enthusiast, and kick-ass spy.
Short and Sweet is Hornett’s first novella featuring the popular aged star of the Maggie Matheson Collection, and includes 3 BONUS even shorter and sweeter stories:
How Maggie Met Frankie
Going Loco in Lockdown
Mini-Spy Special
Sci-fi for Young Adults
Follow Fen, a young scavenger struggling to survive in a war-torn London, as she discovers that her already difficult and dangerous life is just one of many she has lived before, every one of them a battle for control of the quartons, the powerful energy blocks which will open up the bridge to another world. But winning the battle for control of the quartons is just the start - there's a war to be won as the mysterious coding within the quartons weaves an ever increasing influence, sucking in others for whom reincarnation is just a normal part of life, and threatening the future of a world already on its knees.
Quarton Remember to breathe as you read.
100-word Story Compilations.
Two compilations of micro-fiction.
100ish 100-word Stories, written by myself and my late mum, Gladys.
The Year of the Onion, 100-word stories written by contributors to Colne Radio’s show, Bill’s Big Bag of Onions.
My Blogs
My blogs are about whatever I’m thinking about or doing at the time. Light and funny, so why not explore my Past Issues to see if anything takes your fancy?
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