Adam Equinox was abandoned on the doorstep of Highgate Orphanage 12 years ago. He has no idea who - or where - his parents are, no friends, nothing he's good at, and nowhere he really belongs. Until he is launched into the real life quest in the parallel world of Karazan. This title is aimed at children from the age of 10.

A novel about growing up. It asserts the importance of living life on your own terms, and of competing for enjoyment rather than reward. It explores the complex love-hate relationship between a father and son.

Adam Equinox and his friends believe they've said farewell to the fantasy world of Karazan forever. They couldn't be more wrong. . . Join Adam Equinox on a new adventure in the second book of the Karazan Quartet. Adam is back at the orphanage and desperate to return to Quested Court for the holidays, but with the sinister new boy Weevil, and Matron conspiring against him, it seems impossible that Adam will ever escape Highgate . but finally he arrives at Quested Court only to find the household in turmoil. Q's five-year-old daughter, Hannah, has disappeared, and it seems that she has gone to Karazan to find her cat, tiger Lily. Adam and his friends are the only ones who can travel there and bring her home again. their search takes them to Shakesh, which lies at the edge of the Shroud - the unexplored outer limit of the map of Karazan - and to rescue Hannah the five friends must undertake the most perilous journey of all. they must head beyond the Shroud, to the hidden stronghold of the evil King Karazeel, Hannah's captor. Ages 10+

Abandoned as a baby, Adam Equinox has grown up in the grim, dark Highgate Children's Home, where nothing good ever happens to him. Until now. Adam has entered a competition run by mysterious computer billionaire Quentin Quested. The prize is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to test Q's top-secret computer game.

Theodosia Throckmorton has her hands full at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities in London. Her father may be head curator, but it is Theo--and only Theo--who is able to see all the black magic and ancient curses that still cling to the artifacts in the museum. When Theo’s mother returns from her latest archaeological dig bearing the Heart of Egypt--a legendary amulet belonging to an ancient tomb--Theo learns that it comes inscribed with a curse so black and vile that it threatens to crumble the British Empire from within and start a war too terrible to imagine. Intent on returning the malevolent artifact to its rightful place, Theo devises a daring plan to put things right. But even with the help of her younger brother, a wily street urchin, and the secret society known as the Brotherhood of the Chosen Keepers, it won’t be easy . . . she quickly finds herself pursued down dark alleys, across an ocean, through the bustling crowds of Cairo, and straight into the heart of an ancient mystery. Theo will have to call upon everything she’s ever learned in order to prevent the rising chaos from destroying her country--and herself!

Josh Cranford loves running, soccer, cricket - anything, as long as it's sport. Most of all, he loves to win. Just one person stands in his way: super-jock Shane Hunter.

The incredible conclusion to an extraordinary series - Quest for the Sun will not disappoint. For the thousands of fans of Adam Equinox who have been eagerly awaiting this moment, the final instalment of the tale of Karazan is about to be revealed. Adam Equinox has discovered his true identity, his heritage, and his destiny. And at last, in answer to his prayers of many years before, he has found somewhere he belongs. But then Adam turns the final page of Zaronel\'9291s diary, and discovers a secret secret unguessed at by all but Queen Zaronel and her most trusted retainers. there was not one baby prince, but two. Zephyr, Prince of the Wind 㟡nd Zenith, Prince of the Sun. Adam's search for Zenith, a twin four times his own age, takes him over the Plains of the Dead to the outer reaches of Karazan and beyond. It is among the savage nomadic gladiators of the far south that Adam at last nears the end of his quest. Here, he is trained to battle the creatures of nightmare, inhabitants of computer-generated darkness; he becomes a virtual gladiator, and earns the title of warrior and the reluctant respect and friendship of the close-knit and ferocious band of fighters. the quest for his lost brother is a trial by fire for Adam, testing his mettle as a prince and a man on the soil of his new kingdom. It is the chance discovery of the missing half of the Signet of Sovereignty that at last points the way to the true identity of Zenith - but will it be too late? Or will the brothers be reunited at last, to be crowned together under the golden dome of Arakesh as the gong strikes noon on the day of the Equinox? Ages 9+

Meet Tatty Catty, a ragamuffin cat with a crooked tail who's off to sea. Come join in the adventure!

Abandoned on the doorstep of an orphanage twelve years ago, Adam has nowhere he really belongs. Then he wins a competition for a chance to test-drive a reclusive software genius's latest top-secret computer game.