Cliff McNish
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Cliff McNish is a fantasy
author for young adults
. His books are notable for their use of bizarre, intense imagery. He visits many schools as well to talk about how he became a writer.
is a fantasy trilogy. The books are:
The books are mainly about two young and gifted siblings, Rachel and Eric. Rachel is extraordinarily gifted in the use of magic, whereas Eric is unique in his ability of destroying spells and cancelling out magic.
is a fantasy trilogy. The books are:
In these books, a group of 6 soon-to-be-special children are drawn to a town called Coldharbour, where they find out that the Earth is soon to be attacked by a huge, vicious alien known simply as the Roar. The children are changed at they prepare to defend their world. These are the children:
THOMAS receives the power to change others.
MILO becomes an enormous winged boy to shield the town.
HELEN becomes a mind-reader.
EMILY and FREDA are twins who can run at amazing speed and survive underwater.
WALTER becomes extremely tall and strong
Jack has just moved into the big old house that the ghosts live in with his mum. He suffers badly with asthma. The Ghost Mother wants to make him love her and tries to replace his own mother. The ghost children discover that they can talk to Jack and find that he is their only chance of being saved from the Nightmare Passage. Jack will have to use his gift to help the ghosts children. The question is, will Jack be able to fend off the Ghost Mother long enough to let them be free?
Freya, a teenager who since the age of eight has been obsessed with angels after seeing one in her bedroom. But as soon as she gets her life back to normal, almost perfect, she cannot stop seeing them everywhere. But she is about to learn that she is a half angel and it will change her life.
Stephanie is friendless, strange, a misfit who has always been interested, almost obsessive, about angels. This obsession has alienated her, but she finds hope in Freya, who she is somehow drawn to. However, things take a turn for the worse and she has to question if what she believes in is actually true, and whether it is all worth it.
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
author for young adults
Youth
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. His books are notable for their use of bizarre, intense imagery. He visits many schools as well to talk about how he became a writer.
The Doomspell Trilogy
The Doomspell TrilogyThe Doomspell Trilogy
- Novels :The books in this trilogy are:*The Doomspell*The Scent of Magic*The Wizard's Promise- The Doomspell :In The Doomspell, Rachel and, Eric are sucked into a freezing world called Ithrea, by a witch called Dragwena...
is a fantasy trilogy. The books are:
- The Doomspell
- The Scent of Magic
- The Wizard's Promise
The books are mainly about two young and gifted siblings, Rachel and Eric. Rachel is extraordinarily gifted in the use of magic, whereas Eric is unique in his ability of destroying spells and cancelling out magic.
The Silver Sequence
The Silver SequenceThe Silver Sequence
The Silver Sequence is a young adult fantasy novel trilogy by British author Cliff McNish.- Novels :The books in this trilogy are:*The Silver Child*Silver City*Silver World- The Silver Child :...
is a fantasy trilogy. The books are:
- Silver Child
- Silver City
- Silver World
In these books, a group of 6 soon-to-be-special children are drawn to a town called Coldharbour, where they find out that the Earth is soon to be attacked by a huge, vicious alien known simply as the Roar. The children are changed at they prepare to defend their world. These are the children:
THOMAS receives the power to change others.
MILO becomes an enormous winged boy to shield the town.
HELEN becomes a mind-reader.
EMILY and FREDA are twins who can run at amazing speed and survive underwater.
WALTER becomes extremely tall and strong
Breathe
[Breathe: A Ghost Story] is a stand-alone novel about a group of ghost children: Ann, Oliver, Gwyneth and Charlie. They should be on the "other side," however, the Ghost Mother trapped their souls in the ancient house. The only way for the Ghost Mother to stay in the living world is to keep feeding off the ghost children, sucking out their spirit-energy. Once the children are all out of energy, they are claimed by the "Nightmare Passage."Jack has just moved into the big old house that the ghosts live in with his mum. He suffers badly with asthma. The Ghost Mother wants to make him love her and tries to replace his own mother. The ghost children discover that they can talk to Jack and find that he is their only chance of being saved from the Nightmare Passage. Jack will have to use his gift to help the ghosts children. The question is, will Jack be able to fend off the Ghost Mother long enough to let them be free?
Angel
This book is about two girls who are inextricably linked by destiny, not choice.Freya, a teenager who since the age of eight has been obsessed with angels after seeing one in her bedroom. But as soon as she gets her life back to normal, almost perfect, she cannot stop seeing them everywhere. But she is about to learn that she is a half angel and it will change her life.
Stephanie is friendless, strange, a misfit who has always been interested, almost obsessive, about angels. This obsession has alienated her, but she finds hope in Freya, who she is somehow drawn to. However, things take a turn for the worse and she has to question if what she believes in is actually true, and whether it is all worth it.