Cirrus@Austlit

'Never give up. Never say die.

'Meet Jason Chaser, hover car racer. He's won himself a place at the International Race School, where racers either make it on to the Pro Circuit - or they crash and burn.

'But he's an outsider. He's younger than the other racers. His car, the Argonaut, is older.

'And on top of that, someone doesn't want him to succeed at the School and will do anything to stop him.

'Now Jason Chaser isn't just fighting for his place on the starting line, he's racing for his life.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A SECRETARY LIKE NO OTHER
IN AN EPIC SPANNING 40 YEARS

'All Hanna Fischer ever wanted to do was to study physics under the great Albert Einstein.

'But when, as a teenager in 1919, her life is suddenly turned upside-down, she is catapulted into a new and extraordinary life - as a secretary, a scientist, a sister and a spy.

'From racist gangs in Berlin to gangsters in New York City, Nazis in the 1930s and Hitler's inner circle during the Second World War, Hanna will encounter some of history's greatest minds and most terrible moments, all while desperately trying to stay alive.

'She is a most unique secretary and she will work for many bosses - from shrewd businessmen to vile Nazis, to the greatest boss of them all, Mr Albert Einstein...

'Spanning forty years, this is the thrilling tale of a young woman propelled through history's most dangerous times. But read it carefully, because all may not be as it seems...'(Publication summary)

'For 35 years, the United States and Russia each had their own superhero.

'Three days ago, America's hero died.

'Today will be bad.

'In the face of an overwhelming attack, one young woman-unassuming and anonymous-might be America's only hope.

'Her codename ... COBALT BLUE' (Publication summary)

'One Army captain must use her years of tactical training and military expertise when a simultaneous coordinated attack threatens the remote missile interceptor station she is in command of.'

Source: Production blurb.

'THE END IS HERE

'Jack West Jr has made it to the Supreme Labyrinth.

'Now he faces one last race-against multiple rivals, against time, against the collapse of the universe itself-a headlong race that will end at a throne inside the fabled labyrinth.

'AN IMPOSSIBLE MAZE

'But the road will be hard.

'For this is a maze like no other: a maze of mazes. Uncompromising and complex. Demanding and deadly.

'A CATACLYSMIC CONCLUSION

'It all comes down to this.

'For it ends here-now-in the most lethal and dangerous place Jack has encountered in all of his many adventures. And in the face of this indescribable peril, with everything on the line, there is only one thing he can do.

'Attempt the impossible. (Publication summary)

'A special sequel to The Tournament from Australia's favourite novelist and the author of both the Scarecrow and Jack West Jr series.

'When her life is threatened by an anonymous assassin, the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth I knows there is only one man she can trust to find the killer before he strikes: her unorthodox childhood tutor and mentor, Roger Ascham.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'A special prequel to The Two Lost Mountains from Australia's favourite novelist and the author of both the Jack West Jr and Scarecrow series.

'When a satellite hunter intercepts a top-secret transmission from the Moon, his old friend Jack West Jr is his only hope...'

Source : publication summary

'AN INCREDIBLE VICTORY BUT AT A TERRIBLE PRICE...

'Against all the odds, Jack West Jr found the Three Secret Cities but at a heartbreaking cost.

'His beloved daughter Lily, it appeared, was slaughtered by Sphinx in a cruel ancient ritual.

'TO THE MOUNTAINS AND THE FALL!

'With his rivals far ahead of him, Jack must now get to one of the five iron mountains-two of which have never been found-and perform a mysterious feat known only as 'The Fall'.

'Although what is this object on the moon that is connected to it?

'A NEW PLAYER ARRIVES

'Amid all this, Jack will discover that a new player has entered the race, a general so feared by the four legendary kingdoms they had him locked away in their deepest dungeon.

'Only now this general has escaped and he has a horrifying plan of his own...' (Publication summary)

'HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE FOUR KINGDOMS SCORNED. THE HUNT FOR JACK WEST JR HAS BEGUN.

'A SHADOW WORLD BEHIND THE REAL WORLD

'When Jack West Jr won the Great Games, he threw the four legendary kingdoms into turmoil.

'A WORLD WITH ITS OWN HISTORY, RULES AND PRISONS

'Now these dark forces are coming after Jack ... in ruthless fashion.

'THAT IS REACHING INTO OUR WORLD ... EXPLOSIVELY

'With the end of all things rapidly approaching, Jack must find the Three Secret Cities, three incredible lost cities of legend.

'It's an impossible task by any reckoning, but Jack must do it while he is being hunted ...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Jack West Jr.

'Adventurer. Scholar. Warrior.

'He is known for his cool head under pressure . . .

'. . . and also for the battered fireman's helmet he has worn throughout his adventures.

'This is the story of how he got it.'

Source : publisher's blurb

Jack West Jr is back.

A RUTHLESS KIDNAPPING

'Jack West Jr and his family are living happily on their remote farm...

...when Jack is brutally kidnapped and he awakes in an underground cell to find a masked attacker with a knife charging at him.

'THE GREAT GAMES

Jack, it seems, has been chosen - along with a dozen other elite soldiers - to compete in a series of deadly challenges designed to fulfil an ancient ritual.

With the fate of the Earth at stake, he will have to traverse diabolical mazes, fight cruel assassins and face unimaginable horrors that will test him like he has never been tested before.

'TO HELL AND BACK

In the process, he will discover the mysterious and powerful group of individuals behind it all: the four legendary kingdoms.

'He might also discover that he is not the only hero in this place...' (Publication summary)

'GET READY FOR ACTION ON A GIGANTIC SCALE

'It is a secret the Chinese government has been keeping for forty years.

'They have found a species of animal no one believed even existed. It will amaze the world.

'Now the Chinese are ready to unveil their astonishing discovery within the greatest zoo ever constructed. A small group of VIPs and journalists has been brought to the zoo deep within China to see its fabulous creatures for the first time. Among them is Dr Cassandra Jane ‘CJ’ Cameron, a writer for National Geographic and an expert on reptiles.

'The visitors are assured by their Chinese hosts that they will be struck with wonder at these beasts, that they are perfectly safe, and that nothing can go wrong... ' (Publication summary)

'In an isolated valley, a small tribe of humans is dying from a terrible illness.

'There are rumors, however, that the trolls of Troll Mountain, the valley’s fearsome overlords, have found a cure for the illness: a fabulous elixir.

'When his sister is struck down by the disease and his tribal leaders refuse to help him, an intrepid youth named Raf decides to defy his tribe and do the unthinkable: he will journey alone to Troll Mountain and steal the elixir from the dreaded trolls.

'But to get to Troll Mountain, Raf will have to pass through dangerous swamps and haunting forests filled with wolves, hobgoblins and, worst of all, the ever-present danger of rogue trolls …

'The journey to the mountain has begun.' (Publication summary)

'Raf’s mission to Troll Mountain is in ruins.

'Having penetrated the mountain, only to be caught in the act of stealing the fabled elixir, Raf must now face the trolls’ champion in a fight to the death.

'As the trolls gather to watch the fight, Raf watches them closely. If he can somehow survive this fight, his mission may not be over.

'The final battle for Troll Mountain is about to begin.' (Publication summary)

'The only unguarded entrance to Troll Mountain is the abandoned kingdom of the hobgoblins.

'With no other route available to them, Raf and his newfound friends, Ko and Düm, enter the dark, dank world of the hobgoblins.

'But is it truly abandoned?' (Publication summary)

'A dauntless young hero.

An army of brutal monsters.

An impossible quest.

'Journey to the mountain …

'In an isolated valley, a small tribe of humans is dying from a terrible illness.

'There are rumors, however, that the trolls of Troll Mountain, the valley’s fearsome overlords, have found a cure for the illness: a fabulous elixir.

'When his sister is struck down by the disease and his tribal leaders refuse to help him, an intrepid youth named Raf decides to defy his tribe and do the unthinkable: he will journey alone to Troll Mountain and steal the elixir from the dreaded trolls.

'But to get to Troll Mountain, Raf will have to pass through dangerous swamps and haunting forests filled with wolves, hobgoblins and, worst of all, the ever-present danger of rogue trolls …

'The journey to the mountain has begun.' (Publication summary)