Cirrus@Austlit

'Franklin wakes from a fitful sleep plagued by bad dreams to find his nightmares are reality. Cast adrift on a frozen sea, he waits for rescue. His parents are dead. Murdered by thieves who desired the Book of Oceans.
'Centuries ago, the warlock Javan banished humankind to the endless dark of Zarmina's star-side. Now, vile oceanus are plundering the seas as the icecaps thicken, threatening precarious trade alliances.
'The legendary book holds the key to power over Zarmina's mighty seas. In the hands of the ruthless Javan, those spells could mean the final destruction of humankind.
If they are to survive, the four human islands must put aside their long-held prejudices and place their hope in Franklin, and the prophecy of the Smilodon's return.'

(Source: Goodreads.com)

'The Western clans have united. Behind Anzig is an army greater than any draconic clan has ever mustered, and they are bolstered further by strange creatures from beyond their borders. But Anzig falters. His mind is breaking, torn by the revelations of his identity and weighed down by his magic. A spectre stalks in his shadow.

'Ellian knows she must make a choice. The fate of dragonkind is at stake, but she fears she will be the one to shatter Anzig's mind for good.

'Their army must fly. Dragonkind must fight for the freedom George and Tsona threaten to take away.

'Farenar awaits.'

(Source: publisher's blurb)

'This year was different for Pax and her friends. Finally they were allowed to join the peace council, given the responsibility of helping the world. For Pax this idea was torture, to sit in a room when adventures could be had. However, she talks her friends into riding up the holy mountain one last time, before their world changes forever. Suddenly this group of friends are thrown into an adventure with unimaginable consequences.

'Can this group reach a troubled border to stop a full scale war? The likes of which have not been seen for over a thousand years, back when the Gods still roamed Parthas...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The Terran Interplanetary Empire has not seen such days of peace for many years. The civil war between Terra and Alpha Centauri has diminished to just the occasional scuffle.

'In this calm, Captain Rhys Griffiths has risen through the ranks largely untested by conflict. He is delighted to find himself in line to become the youngest admiral Spaceways has ever seen.

'But when one of Rhys' closest and oldest friends defects to Alpha Centauri, it sets in motion a chain of events that will irrevocably change Rhys' life.

'For better or for worse is yet to be seen.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'The Axinstone has been reclaimed, but at what cost?

'Anzig is wounded after fending off the monstrous Nightwings, but he still expects a joyous return to draconic lands. He does not anticipate the secrets that await him, ready to shatter his life apart.

'Meanwhile, Ellian struggles to adapt to life outside Laxtal. She yearns to return, unsure if Ddraig Tsona is to be trusted with her clan. Does she confront him and risk humiliation, or sit back and wait for Anzig to return?'

*Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When Haeraig Anzig of Clan Laxtal is sent to a council of the leaders of the forty-two draconic clans to warn them about the impending invasion of human forces, the last thing the young dragon expects is to be sent on a suicidal mission into the heart of human lands. At the advice of an outcast seer, Anzig sets out across the mountains with seven drakes for companions. He has been tasked to retrieve the legendary artefact, the Axinstone, for without it, dragonkind seems doomed to fall.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When the Story Makers drop their golden envelopes from the sky inviting sixteen-year-old Eden Mellor and her friends at Arlington Academy to attend their dream mining auditions, the competition is on to demonstrate who has the most explosive dreams, and who will become Hollywood's next big hit.

'But Eden doesn't want to be a superstar. For three years her family has told her she was responsible for her baby brother Liam drowning - something Eden can't ever recall occurring.

'Will her dreams unlock the memories of her past?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Clay and Jade are on a mission: to bring The Buddha Leaves from Thailand to Australia. It's supposed to be a secret. Yet a web of intrigue has been woven around them so that Clay lands up in a Bangkok jail. Bateson, an antique dealer, promises to smuggle Clay out of Thailand for a fee. Bateson takes them to Penang and they fly home. Here, though, they find that Bateson has stolen The Buddha Leaves.

'Desperate to regain The Buddha Leaves, Clay and Jade return to Bangkok and track Bateson to Bali. In the magic island, Clay's premonitions and dreams become darker and darker. In order to prevail, they must overcome not only physical forces but also occult influences arising from magic and drugs.'

Source: www.jaffabooks.com.au (Sighted 02/11/2011).

Jilted at the altar and determinedly British about it, Rodney Hoverrim embarks on the adventure of a lifetime - following his nation's bravest (and most foolish) into the 'Storm's Domain'. But his airship adventure is barely under way before he is hijacked, and they in turn are attacked by sky pirates; twice! Now captive of the very vile villainess The Black Bitch, Rod must fight for his life as her fetid airship plummets towards the skyland of Vicaria - lair of its mad (and possible evil) ruler Victor Vicario; well known for injecting his visitors with his latest concoctions. Out of the frying pan but not yet in Victor's clutches, Rod must desperately deduce who his true allies are before it is too late - only to discover that Vicaria hides a veritable shipload of secrets, and seductive women!

Source: Publisher's Blurb