A fantasy novel set in the real world? Or A realistic novel set in a world of fantasy? Seeking to verify an old legend about an 'ageless immortal being', living anonymously in their city, a disparate group of young dreamers comes of age as their inner beliefs, fantasies and aspirations collide with reality in the Cumberland Archipelago, a mysterious group of islands that bear an uncanny resemblance to Tasmania in the early 1970s.

As the heroes of Roar, a magical world they created together when they were little, Arthur and Rose Trout must save the world they love when an evil villain threatens to unleash their fears upon the land

A fast-paced, mind-boggling and hilarious yet thought-provoking experience from the author of The Imagination Box series. When Chester discovers he can mind jump, his sister Amy wastes no time in putting his new skills to work boosting the viewing figures on her video blog. And when a TV company takes them global, he does his most daring mind jump yet, into the brain of Tito the gorilla. The trouble is, when he tries to return to his own body - it's...

Anders Bortne has a nice life in Oslo. Married to a wonderful woman, with two delightful children, his days are occupied by his creative work. Not all is well though, Anders has been sleepless for sixteen years, and it is taking its toll on his life and his family. No remedy has gone untested: sleeping pills, yoga, herbs, acupuncture, hypnosis, but none has worked. What do we know about the most important hours of the day? What is the history of sleep,...

Inside our heads we carry around an infinite and endlessly unfolding map of the world. Navigation is one of the most ancient neural abilities we have - older than language. In Dark and Magical Places, Christopher Kemp embarks on a journey to discover the remarkable extent of what our minds can do. Fueled by his own spatial shortcomings, Kemp describes the brain regions that orient us in space and the specialized neurons that do it. Place cells. Grid...

In August 1945, a handful of people raised a homemade cotton flag and announced the birth of a new nation. With the fourth largest population in the world, inhabiting islands that span an eighth of the globe, Indonesia became the first country to rid itself of colonial rule after WWII. Renowned scholar David Van Reybrouck captures a period of tumult and chaos to tell the story of Indonesia's momentous revolution, known as the "Revolusi." Encompassing...

The Omega Factor: the end of scientific knowledge. And beyond. This is the remit of Department Seven, a secret government unit established to explore the paranormal. But can such supernatural powers ever be controlled?