New Releases by Andy Briggs

Ramble is dropped off by his mum to visit his Grandpa in the retirement home. But this is no ordinary smelly old retirement home - this is a MONSTER retirement home! And this is not going to be another dull evening with Grandpa... A sinister construction company is determined to destroy the house and grounds - even with all the monsters inside! They want a secret hidden beneath the home... and they''ll do anything to get it...

The Kingdom of Yupora is under threat from an Evil Wizard - and the Princess has been kidnapped. All the King''s knights have been defeated. Desperate, they have one last hope. They must ask the Kingdom''s worst prisoners for help...

In the smallest of small places - smaller than your thumb, smaller than a pinhead, lies an amazing world. Tinch and her friends are the amazingly tiny recycling heroes saving the world from ourselves. But all is not well when the stream dries up and they uncover a devious plot to steal all the water: the one source of energy we all rely on! To save themselves, and the world, Tinch and her trusted companions must prepare for a showdown with their mechanical enemies - the dreaded Zeloids.

NOT ALL CONSPIRACY THEORIES ARE WRONG... Aircraft contrails carve through the skies around the world. A harmless side effect to international travel. That is until aircraft investigator, Holly Aldridge, discovers something bolted to the wing of a fatal air crash. Something that shouldn''t be there... She stumbles into a global conspiracy to lace the skies with chemtrails - chemicals designed to change the weather, subdue a population... or transform people into killers. It''s an intricate plot with global ramifications - and it''s happening in plain sight! With her life on the line, she races to expose the mysterious syndicate behind it. But their resources are vast - and for Holly, there is nowhere to hide... The second book in THE MAJESTIC FILES. Explosive action, high-octane pacing and razor-sharp plotting will take you on a roller-coaster adventure. Perfect for fans of Michael Crichton, Matthew Reilly and Clive Cussler.

SOME THINGS ARE BEST LEFT UNDISTURBED... An earthquake strikes Los Angeles and brings with it a wake of bizarre murders. Nothing prepares the investigators for what they uncover: something is emerging from beneath the earth - leaving behind destruction and carnage. Martial law is declared as the military battle the unknown threat. The investigators find themselves trapped between a hard line general and invaders ready to trigger a disaster that will destroy the world... Explosive action, high-octane pacing and razor-sharp plotting will take you on a roller-coaster adventure. Perfect for fans of Michael Crichton, Matthew Reilly, and Clive Cussler! Praise for the author: "There''s something brilliantly filmic about the fast pace and rolling action." - Booktrust (Drone Racer) "A wonderful blend of science fiction and hi-tech crime thriller." - Jo''s Book Blog (CTRL+S) "Andy Briggs really is a master of science fiction writing." - Library Girl and Book Boy (Drone Racer) "A page turner you''d be hard pushed to put down..." - The Bookish Outsider (Drone Racer)

LOG IN u003e LOAD WORLD u003e SAVE HER. Life in the near future''s NOT ALL BAD. We''ve reversed global warming, and fixed the collapsing bee population. We even created SPACE, a virtual-sensory universe where average guys like Theo Wilson can do almost anything they desire. But ALMOST ANYTHING isn''t enough for some. Every day, normal people are being taken, their emotions harvested - and lives traded - to create death-defying thrills for the rich and twisted. NOW THEO''S MOTHER HAS DISAPPEARED. And as he follows her breadcrumb trail of clues, he''ll come up against the most dangerous SPACE has to offer: vPolice, AI Bots and anarchists - as well as a criminal empire that will KILL TO STOP HIM finding her . . .

Everyone knows crime is a major problem in the virtual reality world of SPACE. And the smarter criminals realised long ago that to fully exploit people in the real world, they need to hunt the vulnerable in VR.So when his troubled mother disappears one day, VR-obsessed Baxter knows that to save her life he must first track her down in SPACE.But how do you solve a mystery in a world without fingerprints, DNA, or clues?Baxter has done it in video games his whole life. But this time things are about to get very real . . .

A series of bizarre mass attacks across Manhattan signals a deadly new threat: supernatural terrorism. Investigational journalist Edmund Poe stumbles across the mysterious government taskforce established to stop them - run by the enigmatic Madison Dark. Skilled in arcane Black Chemistry, Dark battles to eradicate the evil.

Carson, Trix and Beagle need parts for their racing drone, so they sneak into an Air Force scrapyard. There they discover a discarded drone that has a mind of its own - and a personality! Team Carson are soon winning races on the international circuit. But when the military takes notice, how will three kids protect their new friend?

Dev, Lot und Mason bekommen Verstärkung: Drei Jugendliche sollen ihnen helfen, die gestohlenen Erfindungen aus dem Inventory aufzuspüren. Mitten im Training der Neuen versetzt eine unheilvolle Nachricht die Truppe in Aufregung. Jemand hat mit einem elektromagnetischen Impuls eine längst vergessene Waffe aktiviert. Ihre Energie kann die Welt in kürzester Zeit zerstören! Dev und seine Freunde müssen den Code knacken, bevor es zu spät ist. Doch die wahre Gefahr ist ihnen näher, als sie es jemals für möglich gehalten haben ...

In the fourth book of this gripping series, the Inventory''s final secrets are revealed. Having learned a troubling truth about himself in the Black Zone of the Inventory, Dev is called back into action to defend the world''s greatest store of futuristic tech, and he''ll need all the help he can get from his friends. Someone has stolen Winter Storm, a swarm of powerful biobots, and is using them to infect and control people! Who can be trusted now?

Inventory Band 3 (Fortsetzung von äAngriff der Atomeä): Action und Spannung für Jungs ab 11.

The Dare to Succeed collection of texts provides children with the perfect foundation for practising the 10 comprehension strategies in Project X Comprehension Express. There are 9 texts in the collection covering highly-engaging fiction and non-fiction. Each text is carefully levelled to beaccessible to every child - including those just behind age-related expectations. This collection of texts is part of Project X Comprehension Express. It is a whole-class teaching programme specially built to help children in Years 4-6 (P5-P7) master comprehension and excel in the new National Reading Test. It includes Handbooks, Workbooks, Expert Tip flashcards and an Expert Tipposter. Online teaching resources and best practice films are available on www.oxfordowl.co.uk to ensure its easy implementation.

The Dare to Succeed collection of texts provides children with the perfect foundation for practising the 10 comprehension strategies in Project X Comprehension Express. There are 9 texts in the collection covering highly-engaging fiction and non-fiction. Each text is carefully levelled to beaccessible to every child - including those just behind age-related expectations.This collection of texts is part of Project X Comprehension Express. It is a whole-class teaching programme specially built to help children in Years 4-6 (P5-P7) master comprehension and excel in the new National Reading Test. It includes Handbooks, Workbooks, Expert Tip flashcards and an Expert Tipposter. Online teaching resources and best practice films are available on www.oxfordowl.co.uk to ensure its easy implementation.

Dev and his friends are back with more mind-bending tech in this third instalment of the Inventory series. This time they are tasked with training new recruits to defend the Inventory''s incredible inventions. But will they be ready for action before Shadow Helix''s next strike?

Dev and his friends are back with more mind-bending tech in this third instalment of the Inventory series. The World Consortium is recruiting more agents to defend the most advanced technology the world isn''t ready for, and it''s up to Dev, Lottie and Mase to train them up for action. But will they be ready before Shadow Helix''s next strike? And has Dev uncovered all the secrets of his past, or is there more to know about his special abilities?

Devon lebt mit seinem Onkel auf einer abgelegenen Farm, unter der sich ein gewaltiges Archiv mit Erfindungen verbirgt, die zum Schutze der Menschheit von einem Weltkonsortium eingezogen wurden. Eine verlockende Kollektion für Superschurken, die auf den Hochsicherheitstrakt einen Angriff starten ...

Schoolboy supervillain, Jake Hunter, has taken his seat on the Council of Evil. Now he will live his dream - exact revenge on the cruel world. But the cruel world has other plans, and they come in the shape of the Hero Foundation. Jake''s not scared of the Hero Foundation. He even has a plan to turn it to the dark side. Until it gets a new member - Jake''s own sister. Is he really so villainous as try to get her out of the way?

School bully Jake Hunter receives a mysterious email inviting him to join a scheme for world domination. With unlimited power and wealth at his fingertips, how can he resist? But to get it he has to become an arch-criminal, entangled in a plan that threatens the planet. And that could just be a step too far . . . ''Council of Evil'' is the first book in the action packed new anti-series ''VILLAIN.NET'' - the perfect antidote to the series ''HERO.COM'', also by screenwriter Andy Briggs. Which side are you on?

The villain Basilisk is back, and his nefarious plan to infiltrate Hero.com and take it offline has worked-leaving Toby, Pete, Lorna, and Emily as the only Downloaders left on the planet! It''s up to the four friends to stop Basilisk before his computer virus completely destroys the Hero Foundation . . . but with glitchy, short-circuiting powers and some contention among their ranks, it''ll be no simple task to outwit, outpace, and outplot the evil mastermind. "Virus Attack "is an action-packed adventure, full of even more creative and exciting powers and intricately linked to the anti-series, Villian.net.

In this action-packed sequel to Iron Fist, the nefarious Shadow Helix organization has possession of Newton''s Arrow, a super-advanced gravity weapon stolen from the Inventory. It''s up to Dev and his friends to get it back, and they follow its trail all over the world. But as they get close, they uncover disturbing truths about the past.

Project X Alien Adventures takes you on an incredible reading journey with these 8 fantastic stories featuring the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger. Carefully levelled and highly motivating, these books are ideal for independent reading. This pack contains 1 copy of each of the following titles: The Way Between Worlds, The Hidden Fortress, The Cyber Patrol, The Path Through the Woods, The Contestants, The Last Stand, Reign of the Practari, The Rip in the Wardrobe. Each book contains notes on the inside front and back covers with advice for supporting older children with their reading, questions for readers, and a range of follow-up activities to help children develop their higher level comprehension and writing skills.

Project X Alien Adventures takes you on an incredible reading journey with these 8 fantastic stories featuring the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger. Carefully levelled and highly motivating, these books are ideal for independent reading. This pack contains 6 of each of the following titles: The Regeneration Machine, The Sea of Memories, Powerless, The The Shadow Dimension, Cries of the Parasings, Steam Pirates, Out of the Flames, The Face of Fear. Each book contains notes on the inside front and back covers with advice on supporting older children with their reading, questions for readers, and a range of follow-up activities to help children develop their higher level comprehension and writing skills.

Project X Alien Adventures takes you on an incredible independent reading journey with this set of fantastic stories featuring the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger. This pack contains 1 of each of the following titles: The Way Between Worlds, The Hidden Fortress, The Cyber Patrol, The Path Through the Woods, The Contestants, The Last Stand, Reign of the Practari, The Rip in the Wardrobe, The Regeneration Machine, The Sea of Memories, Powerless, The ShadowDimension, Cries of the Parasings, Steam Pirates, Out of the Flames, The Face of Fear, Tornado Riders, Wastelanders, The Last Dying Seconds, The Rise of the Empty People, The Beasts of Blackwater, The Scorpion Legion, The 9th Battalion, The Starving Darkness. The pack comprises a mix of b/w andcolour illustrated books.The pack also contains 2 copies of the Project X Alien Adventures Companion 4, containing: extra facts about the characters, comic book spreads and things to make and do. Designed to build motivation and promote talk, they are the perfect accompaniment to the series.Also in this pack is 1 copy of the Project X Alien Adventures Handbook Years 5-6/P6-7, containing: advice on independent reading at Grade 2-6; guidance on observation, planning and assessment; vocabulary, punctuation and grammar charts; and photocopiable worksheets for every book.

Project X Alien Adventures takes you on an incredible independent reading journey with this set of fantastic stories featuring the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger. This pack contains 1 of each of the following titles: The Way Between Worlds, The Hidden Fortress, The Cyber Patrol, The Path Through the Woods, The Contestants, The Last Stand, Reign of the Practari, The Rip in the Wardrobe, The Regeneration Machine, The Sea of Memories, Powerless, The ShadowDimension, Cries of the Parasings, Steam Pirates, Out of the Flames, The Face of Fear, Tornado Riders, Wastelanders, The Last Dying Seconds, The Rise of the Empty People, The Beasts of Blackwater, The Scorpion Legion, The 9th Battalion, The Starving Darkness. The pack comprises a mix of b/w andcolour illustrated books.The pack also contains 2 copies of the Project X Alien Adventures Companion 4, containing: extra facts about the characters, comic book spreads and things to make and do. Designed to build motivation and promote talk, they are the perfect accompaniment to the series.Also in this pack is 1 copy of the Project X Alien Adventures Handbook Years 5-6/P6-7, containing: advice on independent reading at Grade 2-6; guidance on observation, planning and assessment; vocabulary, punctuation and grammar charts; and photocopiable worksheets for every book.

Project X Alien Adventures takes you on an incredible reading journey with these 8 fantastic stories featuring the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger. Carefully levelled and highly motivating, these books are ideal for independent reading. This pack contains 6 of each of the following titles: The Way Between Worlds, The Hidden Fortress, The Cyber Patrol, The Path Through the Woods, The Contestants, The Last Stand, Reign of the Practari, The Rip in the Wardrobe. Each book contains notes on the inside front and back covers with advice on supporting older children with their reading, questions for readers, and a range of follow-up activities to help children develop their higher level comprehension and writing skills.

Project X Alien Adventures takes you on an incredible reading journey with these 8 fantastic stories featuring the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger. Carefully levelled and highly motivating, these books are ideal for independent reading. This pack contains 1 copy of each of the following titles: The Regeneration Machine, The Sea of Memories, Powerless, The The Shadow Dimension, Cries of the Parasings, Steam Pirates, Out of the Flames, The Face of Fear. Each book contains notes on the inside front and back covers with advice on supporting older children with their reading, questions for readers, and a range of follow-up activities to help children develop their higher level comprehension and writing skills.

Project X Alien Adventures takes you on an incredible reading journey with this fantastic story featuring the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger.Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger embark on a swashbuckling airborne adventure with Captain Crankshaft and his band of fearsome steam pirates. How can they get to the thought vial that''s encased within a devastating super-cannon, poised to strike them out of the sky? Tiger has an audacious plan...Carefully levelled and highly motivating, this book is ideal for independent reading. This book also contains notes on the inside front and back covers with advice on supporting older children with their reading, questions for readers, and a follow-up activity.

Project X Alien Adventures takes you on an incredible reading journey with this fantastic story featuring the popular Project X characters Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger.Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger arrive in a dimension where human evolution is going backwards! The Practari are flesh-eating, lizard-like creatures that now control everything! When Tiger is captured by the Practari, his friends have to go on a desperate rescue mission. But will they get him back beforetheir time in this dimension is up?Carefully levelled and highly motivating, this book is ideal for independent reading. This book also contains notes on the inside front and back covers with advice on supporting older children with their reading, questions for readers, and a follow-up activity.

DIVThe treacherous Lord Greystoke arrives at the logger’s camp in the Congo, and will stop at nothing to find and assassinate his long-lost cousin, Tarzan. Robbie and Jane set out through the jungle to warn Tarzan, and find themselves trapped in the sprawling ancient city of Opar, where the insane Queen La rules an army of man-eating apes. With a volcano threatening to explode, Tarzan, Robbie, and Jane must form an unlikely alliance to save themselves. Not everyone will make it out alive. /div