Piers Torday

  • Read by: Oliver Hembrough

    Duration: 8 hrs 41 mins

    Twelve-year-old Kester thought he had discovered the last wild animals in the land. He thought his adventure was over. He was wrong.

    Below the sparkling city of Premium, deep underground, a dark wild remains: animals who believe the time is right to rise up against their human enemies.

    And soon Kester realises: he is the only one who can stop them.

    Kester Jaynes saved the animals. Can he save the humans too?

    Book 2 in the Last Wild series.

    Key Stage 2
  • Read by: Colleen Prendergast

    Duration: 6 hrs 55 mins

    It is 1984 and forty years since Simon, Patricia and Evelyn and Larry first stepped through a magical library door into the enchanted world of Folio. When Patricia's daughter, Jewel, makes a mysterious discovery in an old bookshop, she begins a quest that will make her question everything she thought she knew. Summoned to Folio, she must rescue a missing prince, helped only by her pet hamster and a malfunctioning robot.

    Their mission to the Frozen Sea will bring them face-to-face with a danger both more deadly and more magnificent than they ever imagined.

    What Jewel discovers will change not just who she thinks she is, but who we all think we are...

    Key Stage 2
  • Read by: Oliver Hembrough

    Duration: 7 hrs 39 mins

    This is a story about a boy named Kester. He is extraordinary, but he doesn't know that yet. All he knows, at this very moment, is this:

    1. There is a flock of excited pigeons in his bedroom.
    2. They are talking to him.
    3. His life will never be quite the same again...

    Kester lives in a land in quarantine. A deadly virus has killed all the animals except pests and it's expected to be equally dangerous to humans. But when Kester realises he can talk to the pests, he finds they have great hope invested in him.

    Book 1 in the Last Wild series.

    Key Stage 2
  • Read by: Colleen Prendergast

    Duration: 7 hrs 14 mins

    1945. They have survived the Blitz, but when Simon, Patricia, Evelyn and Larry step through a mysterious library door, it is the beginning of their most dangerous adventure yet. They discover the magical world of Folio, where an enchanted kingdom of fairy knights, bears and tree gods is under threat from a sinister robot army.

    The many stories of the Library are locked in eternal war, and the children's only hope is to find their creator - a magician who has been lost for centuries.

    What they find will change not just their own lives, but the fate of the world, for ever...

    Key Stage 2
  • Read by: Gyuri Sarossy

    Duration: 9 hrs 31 mins

    Tibor is a werwolf, adopted by his guardian, a powerful vampir. He and his friend Roza are on the deadliest of quests, and one that will test their very immortality. And they're not the only ones hunting for the Midnight Treasure. Battling with bears, wrestling with vampirs and racing against the clock, Tibor and Roza must decide who to trust. And whether they will dare reveal the secrets... of the Midnight Treasure.

    Book 1 in the Midnight Treasure series.

    Key Stage 2
  • Read by: Joe Jameson

    Duration: 6 hrs 15 mins

    On a frozen Christmas Eve, Mouse Mallory and his family set off across a snow-white valley to visit his grandparents.

    They never arrive.

    As the wheels skid off the icy road, Mouse is thrown from the car. When he wakes, he finds himself in a magical landscape, with only a talkative sheep and a very bossy horse for company. And they tell him: this is your story now.

    So begins Mouse's extraordinary quest through a world of wonder. A world of monsters, minstrels, dangerous knights and mysterious wizards; a world of terrifying danger but also more excitement than Mouse has ever known. All to find a castle, somewhere, beyond.

    But why is Mouse looking for a castle? As thoughts of his family back at the car begin to surface, Mouse realises this might be the most important journey he will ever make...

    Key Stage 2
  • Read by: Sophie Thompson

    Duration: 5 hrs 9 mins

    One frosty winter's night, a pure white calf is born on an ordinary muddy farm in the light of a silver moon. This is the legendary Mooncalf, whose arrival has been foretold since the dawn of time. Hare knows immediately that if the calf is not saved, it will be the end of all things.

    According to a dream passed down from animal to animal, if the calf dies, a great terribleness will come - rising seas, a plague, skies raining down fire...and Hare vows to protect Mooncalf with his life.

    Upon Mooncalf's arrival, the old bull summons all the animals of the farm and tells them of this dream, warning that they must help Hare in his mission before it is too late.

    But it's easier said than done, and soon Hare realises that he must act on his own.

    Key Stage 2
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