Ildri & the Echoes of Trees by Krystal Bailey

A great fantasy opener from Krystal Bailey, which promises much more, with tense action, great characters and a world easy to visualise

The Lost Immortal by Tony Huston

A novel which is a mixture of fairytale, historical fiction and thriller, which explores immortality and the ambitions of man to acquire it

The Whispering Palms by Annette Leigh

A search for a missing girl takes our heroine, Andie Yates back to Bayswater where she grew up and which holds good and bad memories for her

Death in the Tallgrass by Donald Willerton

A gripping tale of discovery and redemption set in the early twentieth century America filled with treachery, tribes and tribulation

The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell

A great children’s book but more than that, a great story book, about Feo and her wolves, and fighting the enemy intent on her destruction

The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley by Sean Lusk

A coming-of-age book about a boy with extraordinary abilities who embarks on a quest to find his father when he disappears

Nemesis by Tyler Michael

Nemesis is the perfect holiday read for the thriller lover – action-filled, fast-paced and written with clear direction and awareness.

The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey

A couple craft a life for themselves in the wilds of Alaska but long for a child – and then miraculously, one appears. But who is she?