Dave Rudden – författare

»Fartfylld och rolig fantasyhistoria.« | BTJ-häftetDenizen Hardwick är föräldralös och hans liv är - nåja - normalt. Visst, i sagorna blir föräldralösa barn räddade från eländet när de upptäcker att de är trollkarlar eller krigare eller förutspådda att bli kungar. Men det här är verkligheten - där föräldralösa barn bara är barn utan föräldrar.I alla fall var det vad Denizen trodde Under en ovanligt mörk natt öppnas grinden till barnhemmet Crosscaper för en bil rytande av kraft. Mannen i bilen hämtar Denizen, med löfte om att presentera honom för en sedan länge försvunnen faster. Men under bilfärden till stan blir de överfallna och häpnadsväckande saker börjar hända: det visar sig att monster kan växa fram ur skuggorna. Och att det finns ett uråldrigt sällskap av riddare som håller dem i schack.Ett sällskap som Denizen visar sig ha en alldeles speciell koppling till Det lånade mörkrets riddare är första delen i en rafflande, fantasisprudlande serie för unga och ett måste för äventyrslystna från 11 år och uppåt, inte minst för alla som gillar Rick Riordans böcker.DAVE RUDDEN är en irländsk ungdomsboksförfattare, vars debutroman Det lånade mörkrets riddare [Knights of the Borrowed Dark] är på väg att bli en succé världen över. Romanen är ett rafflande, fantasisprudlande äventyr för unga och ett måste för äventyrslystna från 11 år och uppåt.»Fantastiskt språk. Rudden har en konstnärs ögon och öron.« |THE IRISH INDEPENDENT»Jag älskar Rowlings böcker om Harry Potter, och Det lånade mörkrets riddare platsar väl i samma liga. Den är mörkare, hårdare, läskigare och riktigt, riktigt bra.« | BOKMALEN

The second book in the brilliant Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy, perfect for fans of Skulduggery Pleasant.Life is returning to normal for Denizen Hardwick. Well, the new normal, where he has to battle monsters in quiet Dublin bookshops and constantly struggle to contain the new powers he has been given by Mercy, the daughter of the Endless King. But Denizen may need those powers sooner than he thinks - not only are the Tenebrous stirring again but the Order of the Borrowed Dark face a new threat from much closer to home...

The final book in the award-winning Knights of the Borrowed Dark trilogy, perfect for fans of Skulduggery Pleasant.'You have no idea what real war is . . . but I'm afraid you're going to find out.'There's nothing like an apocalypse to kick off the school year.Denizen Hardwick has travelled to Daybreak, the ancestral home of the Order of the Borrowed Dark, to continue his training as a knight. But lessons have barely begun before an unexpected arrival appears with news that throws the fortress into uproar.The Endless King has fallen, his dark realm rising in a brutal civil war. When the conflict strikes closer to home, Denizen and his friends face their greatest challenge yet. For if Daybreak falls, so does the world . . .'Action-packed, atmospheric and powerfully imagined' - Sunday Times

**AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!**'THE RARE EPIC FANTASY THAT HITS ON ALL LEVELS' ANDREA STEWART'LIKE NOTHING YOU'VE EVER READ' LEV GROSSMANBe drawn into an action-packed epic fantasy filled with rebellion, intrigue, horror, dangerous gods, and Celtic mythology, perfect for fans of James Islington, John Gwynne, and Joe Abercrombie.THE GODS WERE HERE. AND THEY WERE ANGRY.For three hundred years the wild island of Croí has been subject to the Empire of the Answering. Clans have been subjugated, their language outlawed, their religion reduced to the whisper of fugitive priests.Until Croí's prayers are answered. The Gods return. Feral and majestic, they stride the land as colossi, throwing the Empire into chaos.The dispossessed and the vengeful struggle for power. A ruthless priestess rallies the faithful, offering a simple choice - believe, or die - even as the empire's Queen makes the first moves in a long and dangerous game.But for all their machinations, one woman will decide the fate of them all . . . Sister Wake, unwilling saint of the Goddess of Death.AUTHORS LOVE THIS EPIC STORY'Quite simply dazzling' SOPHIE WHITE'I absolutely loved its epic mix of weird horror and revolutionary intrigue' GARETH HANRAHAN'A layered, epic world made all the more brutal by the return of gods terrifying and unknown' DAVID DALGLISH'Two hundred-foot kaiju gods, necromancy, and anti-colonial rebellion - what more could you ask for?' RYAN ROSE'A brilliant, rebellious scream' R.S.A. GARCIA'An uprising of furious pride and eldritch horror, where neither gods nor heroes can be trusted' HELEN CORCORANREADER PRAISE FOR SISTER WAKE'Dark, devastating and brilliantly written' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I can't wait for the next book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'[E]xtraordinary and ferocious' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

**AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!**'THE RARE EPIC FANTASY THAT HITS ON ALL LEVELS' ANDREA STEWART'LIKE NOTHING YOU'VE EVER READ' LEV GROSSMANBe drawn into an action-packed epic fantasy filled with rebellion, intrigue, horror, dangerous gods, and Celtic mythology, perfect for fans of James Islington, John Gwynne, and Joe Abercrombie.THE GODS WERE HERE. AND THEY WERE ANGRY.For three hundred years the wild island of Croí has been subject to the Empire of the Answering. Clans have been subjugated, their language outlawed, their religion reduced to the whisper of fugitive priests.Until Croí's prayers are answered. The Gods return. Feral and majestic, they stride the land as colossi, throwing the Empire into chaos.The dispossessed and the vengeful struggle for power. A ruthless priestess rallies the faithful, offering a simple choice - believe, or die - even as the empire's Queen makes the first moves in a long and dangerous game.But for all their machinations, one woman will decide the fate of them all . . . Sister Wake, unwilling saint of the Goddess of Death.AUTHORS LOVE THIS EPIC STORY'Quite simply dazzling' SOPHIE WHITE'I absolutely loved its epic mix of weird horror and revolutionary intrigue' GARETH HANRAHAN'A layered, epic world made all the more brutal by the return of gods terrifying and unknown' DAVID DALGLISH'Two hundred-foot kaiju gods, necromancy, and anti-colonial rebellion - what more could you ask for?' RYAN ROSE'A brilliant, rebellious scream' R.S.A. GARCIA'An uprising of furious pride and eldritch horror, where neither gods nor heroes can be trusted' HELEN CORCORANREADER PRAISE FOR SISTER WAKE'Dark, devastating and brilliantly written' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I can't wait for the next book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'[E]xtraordinary and ferocious' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Twelve extraordinary Doctor Who stories, each featuring a monstrous villain from the Doctor Who world.On every planet that has existed or will exist, there is a winter . . .Many of the peoples of Old Earth celebrated a winter festival. A time to huddle together against the cold; a time to celebrate being half-way out of the dark.But shadows are everywhere, and there are some corners of the universe which have bred the most terrible things, lurking in the cold between the stars.Here are twelve stories - one for each of the Twelve Days of Christmas - to remind you that to come out of the darkness we need to go into it in the first place.We are not alone. We are not safe. And, whatever you do: don't blink.Written by popular children's author, and lifelong Doctor Who fan, Dave Rudden.

Twelve incredible Doctor Who stories for the long winter nights featuring an exclusive extra story in the Time Lord Victorious arc!Christmas can mean anything . . .For Missy, it's solving murders in 1909.For a little girl in Dublin, it's Plasmavores knocking at the door.For Davros, it's a summons from the Doctor, who needs the mad inventor's help.The perfect collection for the bleakest - and sometimes brightest - time of the year, these are the tales for when you're halfway out of the dark . . .The perfect collection for the bleakest - and sometimes brightest - time of the year, these are the tales for when you're halfway out of the dark . . .Written by popular children's author, and lifelong Doctor Who fan, Dave Rudden, author of Twelve Angels Weeping.'The perfect balance between tenderness and humour and terror and imagination - like the show at its very, very best' - Guardian 'The comforting yet thrilling vibe of a Doctor Who Christmas special TIMES TWELVE' - Deirdre Sullivan'A fascinating tale' - Screenrant

*Part of the six books for six decades collection*It's Dublin in 1994, and the Doctor and Donna have arrived at the tiny nightclub known as Tripod.Tripod is famous for precisely one thing - the night where four young women came together to make the biggest girl band of the 90s: the Blood Honeys.Donna has convinced the Doctor to visit their first ever concert - and he has begrudgingly agreed.Naturally the band is kidnapped by a deadly pack of siren-like creatures who feed off human adulation, with an eye on taking over the world.With Dublin and the world to save, Donna may get her chance to perform on the world's biggest stage . . .

After one misadventure too many, 11-year-old serial miscreant Conn is sent home from school. Picked up by his professor aunt Doireann, she takes him to her office in UCD’s National Folklore Collection on the way home. Surrounded by old books and artefacts, it’s only a matter of time before Conn puts a foot wrong ...