Welcome to the Badlands…a hidden part of our world populated by creatures which most people think exist only in fairy tales and nightmares.
The Boy With One Name
Twelve-year-old Jones is an orphan, training as an apprentice hunter alongside his gruff mentor, Maitland, tackling ogres, trolls and all manner of scary creatures that live in the Badlands - a hidden part of our world - which most people presume to exist only in fairytales and nightmares.
But all Jones secretly wants to be is an ordinary boy.
When an ogre hunt goes wrong and Maitland is killed, Jones knows it's his chance to find out where he came from and discover who he really is.
But the truth Jones uncovers about his past isn’t what he’s expecting. Fulfilling his dream of becoming an ordinary boy is going to mean defeating a creature not even Maitland had dared take on and he won’t be able to do it alone…
…he’s going to need help from Ruby, the first girl he’s ever met. She's outspoken, fearless and determined to prove she’s as good as any boy, meaning working together isn’t going to be straightforward. In fact, it could be downright dangerous.
But who said getting what you want is supposed to easy, even if it’s just wanting to be ordinary?
The Boy With One Name is published by Simon & Schuster
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The Black Amulet
Reunited with his parents, Jones is finally living the ‘normal’ life he’s always wanted. But despite leaving the Badlands behind, there’s still magic inside him…
His two friends, Ruby and Thomas Gabriel, are struggling with their new lives too; Thomas Gabriels’s magical abilities are fading away and Ruby is realising that she might never be accepted as a ‘proper’ Badlander in a world of monster-hunting run by men.
One thing could help all of them - the Black Amulet, a magical artefact hidden for centuries by the most powerful Badlander that ever lived. But finding it won’t be easy, and using it even harder, because things are never simple when magic’s involved…
The Book of Mysteries
Ruby is trying to change the future. Her fate is in the hands of the High Council as they prepare to decide once and for all if girls can be Badlanders too.
Jones is running from his past. He’s determined to help Ruby fulfil her destiny, but first he will need to shake off the vengeful ghost of Maitland, the Master he betrayed.
Then they are challenged to solve a case from The Book of Mysteries, and Ruby and Jones think it might be just the lifeline they need. But there’s a reason no Badlander has ever returned from Great Walsingham, and the two friends will have to rely on more than magic if they want to survive…
