Ann Halam – författare

When Maurice''s family moves to the Middle East, they leave Maurice - self-centred, asthmatic, allergy-plagued and an impossible semi-invalid - to live with his great aunt in Brighton. Initially feeling abandoned, Maurice soon becomes fascinated by the eerie and romantic cemetery next door.Isolated from the world around him, he discovers he can travel through time amongst the graves. He dreams of glory, once he figures out how to control the travel, but the more he travels, the more he realises that things aren''t what they seem. He isn''t seeing the past with his eyes. He isn''t experiencing these adventures with his own body. And the real owners are getting restless.It''s dangerous to pick the flowers that grow in King Death''s Garden, but despite some alarming warnings, Maurice, who doesn''t believe in ghosts, just can''t stay away.You can find out more about the fiction Gwyneth Jones wrote as Ann Halam here: http://www.gwynethjones.uk/HALAM.htm

Jessica Raven''s brother is going to die. She dreams of finding a cure for Adam''s illness, but that isn''t going to happen. While on holiday in France, she encounters a strange band of children, mysterious and ragged, who seem to urgently want HER help. Who are they? And who is Jean-Luc, their leader?As she learns more, Jessica realises that the game they''re playing isn''t a game, that Jean-Luc is a prisoner, and the children aren''t children but nightmares, guarding a priceless treasure. Adam is the only one who could help them, but Adam is dying.And his cure is trapped in the ghosts of a horrifying past . . . Award-winning author Gwyneth Jones, writing as Ann Halam, delivers another terrifying story for teens that raises the dead and spans time, from the modern day back to WWII. You can find more information on the writing Gwyneth did as Ann Halam on her website: http://www.gwynethjones.uk/HALAM.htm

WINNER OF THE DRACULA SOCIETY''S CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT AWARDThere''s a deserted house on Roman Road.They say it has a dreadful secret.Is that why Andrei can''t stay away from it? Something stalks his family at night, and the threat looms of the father he has never known. Andrei wants to be ordinary, but he''s living a nightmare.Writing as Ann Halam, award-winning author Gwyneth Jones delivers a story of the creatures that haunt the darkness, and the monsters that don''t stay there . . .You can find out more about Gwyneth''s writing as Ann Halam here: http://www.gwynethjones.uk/HALAM.htm

Robs Hayward is a loner, a nobody. But when she plays the piano, she shines.Cool kids Maddy and Jef ask her to join their band and she is giddy. They''re cool! They''re two years older than her! It''s a dream come true! Except for the part where their rehearsal space gets turned into a car park. Determined not to lose the first chance at being cool she''s ever had, Robs suggests the mysterious, derelict industrial building. The one in the Wild Park. The one she''s afraid is haunted.But the Council have repurposed it, and they share the space with the slightly eccentric Artist in Residence, and actually, everything is fine! Except for Maddy becoming obsessed with the murder mystery linked to the building. And a seance is suggested. And the ghost of a child that Robs sees out of the corner of her eye promises something more supernatural at play . . .The Powerhouse is another chilling teen ghost story by award-winning author Gwyneth Jones, writing as Ann Halam. You can find more information on the writing Gwyneth did as Ann Halam on her website:http://www.gwynethjones.uk/HALAM.htm

Elinor has spent her life being bullied and abused by her uncle, aunt and cousins. Her mother missing, her father dead, she has been left her adoptive family''s not-so tender mercies. The prospect of a holiday to Dartmoor seems like just a chance to experience the same awful life in a new location.It''s worse than Elinor could have predicted.Forced to sleep in the smallest, darkest room with its musty, curtained four-poster bed, Elinor finds herself retreating into the life of another Elinor - Nell the nurserymaid, whose tragic story from three hundred years ago is at first intriguing, then horrifying.When she becomes trapped in what was once her escape, Elinor faces forever stuck in a nightmare, unless she is willing to commit to the horrifying price of freedom. You can find out more about the fiction Gwyneth Jones wrote as Ann Halam here: http://www.gwynethjones.uk/HALAM.htm

The Knight boys are bad news - everyone in the neighbourhood knows it. But when Diesel make friends with Martin Knight, she wonders if maybe people aren''t right about them at all.After Martin dies in a joyriding accident, Diesel is devastated. She finds herself spending more time with Martin''s brothers, becoming obsessed with making sure Martin finds rest somewhere he feels safe. Except, the past doesn''t seem to want to stay in the past, and Martin doesn''t seem to want to stay dead . . . A spine-chilling teen horror from award-winning writer Gwyneth Jones under the pseudonym Ann Halam. You can find out more about the fiction Gwyneth wrote as Ann Halam here: http://www.gwynethjones.uk/HALAM.htm

Taylor Walker seems like any ordinary 14-year-old . . . if you overlook the fact that she lives on the island of Borneo, on a primate reserve run by her parents, and knows how to survive in the jungle. Tay isn''t just like everyone else. But she is like one other person. She''s exactly like one other person. Tay is a clone, one of only five in the world, and her clone mother is Pam Taylor, a brilliant scientist.When rebels attack her home, Tay escapes with her younger brother and Uncle, an exceptionally intelligent orangutan. As they flee for their lives, Tay must look within to find her strength: Pam''s DNA, tempered by Taylor''s extraordinary life. She''s not alone, and she might be a clone, but she''s also unique.

A gripping retelling of the myth of Perseus by award-winning author Gwyneth Jones, writing as Ann Halam.Perseus, the God-Touched son of Zeus, lives in luxury on the island of Serifos. But trouble is brewing in the world - Gods and mortals are bringing discord closer to his home shores.When a beautiful stranger, a fugitive from another disaster zone, arrives on the island, Perseus is smitten. But Andromeda isn''t all she seems. She must die to save her people, and a stunning, world-changing discovery will die with her, unless Perseus abandons everything to confront the Medusa quest.

Ten-year-old Zanne has lived on her parents'' farm in Garth her whole life, following the seasons as regularly as the years.Everything changes when raiders come to their village, and Zanne uses her powers to save her family. Zanne''s mother - Keeper of the Covenant, binding life to their country - sends her to Covenant school. Zanne needs to be trained, and to put her powers to use for the good of Inland.But there is a stronger force present than even Zanne realises. The call of the Daymaker, the legendary power from the time of the machines, pulls against the Covenant, and Zanne finds herself on a quest to discover its origins, and the truth of Inland''s history...The first book in the DAYMAKER trilogy, this book by award-winning author Gwyneth Jones, writing as Ann Halam, is perfect for fans of Ursula Le Guin''s EARTHSEA trilogy.

In DAYMAKER, Zanne discovered her powers and the opposing forces of the Covenant and the Daymaker.Nothing comes easily. With her fledgling magic training, Zanne has discovered that the history of Inland is more complex than she could have ever imagined, and its story contains horrors that could not be imagined. On her journey, Zanne meets a young girl, Rat. Does this girl''s childlike curiosity bely a darker secret? Can Zanne restore Inland to its former glory?Book two of the DAYMAKER series, by award-winning author Gwyneth Jones writing as Ann Halam, continues Zanne''s story and quest to find the truth behind her home. Perfect for fans of EARTHSEA, SHANNARA and THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA.